Methods of screening for persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy

ABSTRACT

The present invention is directed to a method of detecting persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprising obtaining a sample comprising patient nucleic acids from a patient tissue sample; amplifying sulfonylurea receptor specific nucleic acids from said patient nucleic acids to produce a test fragment; obtaining a sample comprising control nucleic acids from a control tissue sample; amplifying control nucleic acids encoding wild type sulfonylurea receptor to produce a control fragment; comparing the test fragment with the control fragment to detect the presence of a sequence difference in the test fragment, wherein a difference in said test fragment indicates persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy. A diagnostic kit and primers for the detection of persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy are also within the scope of the present invention.

REFERENCE TO GOVERNMENT GRANTS

This work was supported in part by research grants from the NationalInstitutes of Health, grant number NIH R01DK41898 and R01DK44311. TheUnited States Government may have certain rights in this invention.

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 08/226,972, filed Apr. 13, 1994, now abandoned, the disclosureof which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Sulfonylureas are oral hypoglycemics widely used in the treatment ofNon-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). They enter thebloodstream, bind with high affinity to a pancreatic β-cell plasmamembrane protein termed the sulfonylurea receptor, and stimulate insulinrelease. The mechanism of stimulation is thought to be throughinhibition of an ATP-sensitive K+ channel (K_(ATP)), a key protein whichsets the β-cell resting membrane potential (Ashcroft, et al. Cell.Signal. 1990, 2, 197-214, all references cited herein are incorporatedby reference in their entirety). A reduction in potassium outflow causesdepolarization of the plasma membrane, activation of L-typevoltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs), and increased cytosoliccalcium. This triggers insulin release by as yet unknown mechanisms(Rajan, et al. Diabetes Care 1990, 13, 340-363). In NIDDM patients onsulfonylureas, the consequent reduction in blood glucose to more normallevels is thought to be critical in controlling the disease (Gerich,J.E. New Engl. J. Med. 1989, 321, 1231-1245).

The biochemistry of the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR) (Ashcroft et alBiochem. Biophys Acta 1992, 1175, 45-49 and Panten et al. Horm. Metab.Res. 1992, 24, 549-554) is consistent with the electrophysiology of theβ-cell K_(ATP) channel. The endogenous regulators of channel activityinclude cytosolic nucleotides (ATP and Mg-ADP) and possiblyphosphorylation. In the absence of cytosolic nucleotides, sulfonylureasweakly inhibit channel activity (Schwanstecher et al. Br. J. Pharmacol1992, 107, 87-94). When channels are activated by Mg-ADP, inhibition byATP is strongly promoted by the presence of sulfonylureas. These resultsare interpreted as evidence that simultaneous occupancy of twonucleotide binding sites is required for effective channel inhibition bythe sulfonylureas. The reported allosteric interactions correlate wellwith evidence that the brain receptor has two nucleotide binding sites(de Weille, et al. J. Biol. Chem 1992, 267, 4557-4563) physicallylocated on the same polypeptide chain as the sulfonylurea binding site(Bernardi et al. Biochemistry 1992, 31, 6328-6332). One binding siteappears to be specific for ATP, and is proposed to be the same site atwhich micromolar concentrations of ATP inhibit the K_(ATP) channel. Asecond site has high affinity for Mg-ADP, with occupancy at this sitepromoting channel opening. Absolute concentrations of ATP and ADP in thecell are thought to regulate channel activity in a straightforwardfashion (Hopkins et al. J. Membrane Biol. 1992, 129, 287-295). High ATPconcentrations as a result of high serum glucose levels close thechannel, stimulating insulin secretion. Reduced glucose levels increaseintracellular ADP concentrations, and thereby increase the open channelprobability, and decrease insulin secretion.

Although sulfonylureas, particularly tolbutamide and more potent secondgeneration drugs like glyburide and glipizide, are considered to berelatively specific inhibitors of the K_(ATP) channel, the exactrelationship between the sulfonylurea receptor and the K_(ATP) channelis not clear (Nichols et al. Am. J. Physiol. 1991, 261, H1675-H1686,Takano et al. Progress in Neurobiology 1993, 41, 21-30, and Edwards etal. Annu. Rev. Pharmacol. Toxicol. 1993, 33, 597-637). In theinsulin-secreting CRI-G1 cell line, the addition of glyburide, ortolbutamide to inside-out plasma membrane patches inhibits the K_(ATP)channel (Khan et al. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 1993, 253, 225-231),intimating direct interactions between sulfonylureas and the channelprotein. In another insulin secreting cell line, CRI-D11 cells, however,the loss of sulfonylurea binding sites with the retention of K_(ATP)activity suggests these two activities may uncouple and reside onseparate, transiently bound subunits (Khan et al. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B.1993, 253, 225-231). Similarly, in other cell and tissue types,sulfonylurea binding and channel activity may be uncoupled (Ashford etal Br. J. Pharmac. 1990, 101, 531-540). A technique is not currentlyavailable to assess whether K_(ATP) activity resides within the samepolypeptide containing the putative nucleotide and sulfonylurea bindingsites, or on separate loosely, or tightly bound subunits.

A previous attempt to purify the receptor from hamster insulin-secretingtumor (HIT) cells was limited by the low abundance of the receptor andthe presence of a more abundant co-purifying protein. Aguilar-Bryan, L.,et al., JBC, 1990, 265, 8218.

The sulfonylurea receptor is the target for drugs used in the treatmentof type II diabetes (non-insulin diabetes mellitus) . This associationhas suggested it plays a role in the regulation of insulin secretion byglucose and makes the sulfonylurea receptor a potential diabetescandidate gene.

Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) is anautosomal recessive disorder of glucose homeostasis characterized byunregulated secretion of insulin and profound hypoglycemia. A.Aynsley-Green et al., Arch. Dis. Child. 1981, 56, 496. Thepathophysiology of this disease remains obscure, but in vitro studiessuggest a defect of glucose-regulated insulin secretion in pancreaticislet β-cells. Aynsley-Green et al., supra., N. Kaiser et al.,Diabetologia 1990, 33, 482. The incidence of PHHI has been estimated at1/50,000 live births in a randomly mating population. G. J. Bruining,Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 1990, 2, 758. However, in a Saudi Arabianpopulation in which 51% of births occurred to parents who were first orsecond cousins, the incidence has been established as 1/2675 livebirths. P. M. Mathew et al., Clin. Pediatr. 1988, 27, 148. Recently, thePHHI gene was assigned to chromosome 11pl415.1 by linkage analysis. B.Glaser et al., Nature Genet. 1994, 7, 185 and P. M. Thomas, G. J. Cote,D. M. Hallman, P. M. Mathew, Am. J. Hum. Genet. 1995, 56, 416-421.Candidate genes for this disorder include those involved in the β-cellglucose sensing mechanism and insulin secretion. Localization of PHHI tochromosome 11p excluded previously mapped genes involved in β-cellfunction. Considered as a candidate was the newly cloned high-affinitySUR gene, a member of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily, and aputative subunit of the modulator of insulin secretion, the β-cellATP-sensitive potassium channel (K_(ATP)) . S. J. Ashcroft and F. M.Ashcroft, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1992, 1175, 45; U. Panten, M.Schwanstecher, and C. Schwanstecher, Horm. Metab. Res. 1992, 24, 549.The methods of the present invention map the sulfonylurea receptor tothe same chromosomal location as PHHI and provide evidence thatmutations in the sulfonylurea receptor are the cause of PHHI.

Accordingly, there remains a need to identify sulfonylurea receptor andsequences encoding sulfonylurea receptor which will provide:

1. a correlation between sulfonylurea receptor and one or more forms ofdiabetes,

2. a sequence to purify human sulfonylurea receptors,

3. an isolated sulfonylurea receptor, prepared by recombinant methods,

4. polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies and methods of preparing thesame against sulfonylurea receptor,

5. information as to whether this receptor-ion channel family involvesmulti-subunits within each channel for channel activity,

6. gene therapy such that sequences which encode mutant sulfonylureareceptors are replaced by wild type sulfonylurea receptor sequences,

7. a method of screening to identify drugs which react with and bind tothe sulfonylurea receptor,

8. non-human transgenic animals to study diabetes and PHHI, and thephysiologic effects of varying levels of sulfonylurea receptor, by usingan inducible promoter to regulate the expression of the sulfonylureareceptor, for example, and

9. probes, including PCR probes, for diagnosing conditions associatedwith the expression of a specific sulfonylurea receptor allele.

The present invention reveals that the sequence encoding the mammaliansulfonylurea receptor maps to the sequence encoding persistenthyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides sequences encoding a sulfonylureareceptor. Nucleic acid sequences, SEQ ID NOS: 4, 5, 7, and 8 are cDNAsequences to which the present invention is directed. SEQ ID NOS: 4, 5,7, and 8 are rodent sequences (SEQ ID NOS: 4 and 5--rat, SEQ ID NOS: 7and 8--hamster) encoding sulfonylurea receptor which functionally bindsulfonylurea. SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 are human sequences which encodesulfonylurea receptor. SEQ ID NOS: 2, 5, and 8 set forth DNA sequencestranslated into amino acid sequences, which set forth below the DNAsequence.

A further aspect of the present invention provides sulfonylurea receptorpolypeptides and/or proteins. SEQ ID NOS:3, 6, 9, 28, 29, are novelpolypeptides of the invention produced from nucleotide sequencesencoding rat (SEQ ID NOS: 5, 6 and 27), hamster (SEQ ID NOS: 7 and 8),and human (SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2) sulfonylurea receptor, respectively.Also within the scope of the present invention is a purifiedsulfonylurea receptor.

The present invention also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding asulfonylurea receptor, expression vectors comprising a nucleic acidsequence encoding a sulfonylurea receptor, transformed host cellscapable of expressing a nucleic acid sequence encoding a sulfonylureareceptor, cell cultures capable of expressing a sulfonylurea receptor,and protein preparations comprising a sulfonylurea receptor.

A method of detecting persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy comprising obtaining a sample comprising patient nucleic acidsfrom a patient tissue sample; amplifying sulfonylurea receptor specificnucleic acids from said patient nucleic acids to produce a testfragment; obtaining a sample comprising control nucleic acids from acontrol tissue sample; amplifying control nucleic acids encoding wildtype sulfonylurea receptor to produce a control fragment; comparing thetest fragment with the control fragment to detect the presence of asequence difference in the test fragment, wherein a difference in saidtest fragment indicates persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy is also an embodiment of the present invention.

Other methods of the present invention include a method of detectingpersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprising obtaininga sample comprising patient mRNA from a patient tissue sample; reversetranscribing said mRNA into cDNA to produce patient cDNA; amplifyingsulfonylurea receptor specific cDNA from said patient cDNA to produceamplified patient cDNA; obtaining a sample comprising control nucleicacids from a control tissue sample; amplifying control DNA encoding wildtype sulfonylurea receptor to produce control cDNA; digesting said testfragment and said control fragment with a selected endonuclease; andcomparing the test fragment to the control fragment, wherein said testfragment indicates persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a diagnostic kit fordetecting persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprisingin one or more containers a pair of primers, wherein one primer withinsaid pair is complementary to a region of the sulfonylurea receptor,wherein one of said pair of primers is selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOS: 12-20, a probe specific to the amplifiedproduct, and a means for visualizing amplified DNA, such as and notlimited to fluorescent stain, ³² P, and biotin, and optionally includingone or more size markers, positive and negative controls, andrestriction endonucleases.

Still another embodiment of the present invention includes the primersequences identified in SEQ ID NOS: 12-20.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A and 1B displays characteristics of the purified HIT cellreceptor. The radiolabeled receptor (lanes 1 and 3) cleaved withendoglycosidase F/N-glycosidase F (endo F), increases the mobility ofthe protein by approximately 3 kDa (lane 2). Subsequent partial V8protease digestion (lanes 4 and 6) yielded radiolabeled fragments thatalso shift mobility with endo F treatment (lane 5). Each of thesespecies has the same N-terminal sequence, except that receptordeglycosylation results in an Asp at residue 9. The amino acid sequencesset forth in FIG. 1 are SEQ ID NOS: 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39.

FIG. 2A shows that antibodies against residues 10-20 specificallyrecognize the 140 kDa polypeptide. Purified 140 kDa polypeptide waselectrophoresed on a single lane of a 6% SDS gel and transferred toImmobilon P. The Immobilon P was placed in a miniblotter and the lanesincubated as follows: Lane 1--Preimmune serum. Lane 2--Immune serum.Lane 3--Immune serum+immunogen. Lane 4 immune serum+irrelevant MAPpeptide. The filter was further incubated with a second antibody (goatanti-rabbit conjugated to alkaline phosphatase) and developed with theappropriate substrates. FIG. 2B displays antibodies which recognize apolypeptide with the appropriate mobility shift following Endo Ftreatment. Purified receptor (lane 1) was incubated for 30 min at 37° C.in the presence (lane 2), or absence (lane 3) of endoglycosidaseF/N-glycosidase F, incubated with first (anti-MAP 10-20) and secondantibody, and developed with substrate. The bottom panel shows theautoradiogram of the immunoblot in the top panel. FIG. 2C showsantibodies which immunoprecipitate the photolabeled 140 kDa receptor.HIT cell membranes were incubated with ¹²⁵ I-labeled iodoglyburide,photolabeled, solubilized with 1% digitonin, centrifuged at 100,000×gand the supernatant (lane 1) incubated with preimmune serum (lane 2),immune serum (lane 3), immune serum+anti-MAP 10-20 (lane 4) and immuneserum+irrelevant MAP peptide (lane 5). Samples were co-incubated withprotein A-SEPHAROSE® beaded form of agarose polysaccharides, the beadswashed with buffer, heated in the presence of pH 9 sample buffer,electrophoresed on a 6% polyacrylamide SDS gel, and an autoradiogramprepared. Results using antibodies against receptor residues 1-8 werethe same as those using antibodies against residues 10-20.

Multiple antigenic peptides (MAPS) were synthesized (Posnett et al. J.Biol. Chem. 1988 263:1719-1725) and polyclonal antibodies generated inrabbits produced by standard methods (Antibodies: A Laboratory ManualCold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1988). Interdermal injections of 1 mg ofantigen were spaced 2-3 weeks apart, and contained complete, orincomplete Freund's adjuvant.

FIG. 3 is a northern blot of total RNA from α- and β-cell lineshybridized with a 2.2 kb EcoRI-Xhol fragment of the sulfonylureareceptor. Approximately 10 μg of RNA from (A) αTC-6 cells, (B) HITcells, (C) RIN cells and (D) mouse liver was analyzed using standardprocedures (Ausubel et al. Current Protocols in Mol. Biol. 1994). Theestimated size of the major component is approximately 5000 nucleotides.

FIG. 4 displays a hydrophobicity profile of the Rat Sulfonylureareceptor. Hydrophobicity values were determined according to Kyte andDoolittle (Kyte et al. J. Mol. Biol. 1982 157:105-132) for 11-residuepeptides and are plotted versus the amino acid number. The bars marked Aand B are over the Walker A and B consensus sequences (Walker et al.EMBO Jour. 1982 1:945-951).

FIG. 5 shows a schematic model of the high affinity sulfonylureareceptor. The Walker A and B sites are marked within the two nucleotidebinding folds. Based on the hydrophobicity and hydrophobic moment datathere are nine transmembrane spanning domains before the firstnucleotide binding fold and four transmembrane spanning domains betweenthe two folds. The branched structure at the N-terminus of the maturereceptor symbolizes glycosylation.

FIG. 6A reveals the results of in vitro translation of mRNA transcribedfrom the rat sulfonylurea cDNA. The cDNA was subcloned into pGEM4(Promega, Inc., Madison, Wis.) and transcribed using the SP6 promoterand SP6 RNA polymerase following the manufacturer's directions. RNA wastranslated in rabbit reticulocyte lysate (Promega, Inc.) following themanufacturer's recommendations for ³⁵ S-methionine. Lane 1 is the HITcell photolabeled receptor as a marker, lane 2 is the in vitrotranslation product resulting from addition of receptor mRNA and lane 3is the result of no added RNA. The arrow marks the 140 kDa protein.

FIG. 6B displays a gel of the results of immunoprecipitation of the RINcell sulfonylurea receptors with polyclonal antibodies directed againsta nucleotide binding fold domain (NBF). Lane 1; 140 and 150 kDareceptors from soluble RIN cell membrane proteins, lane 2:immunoprecipitation with preimmune serum, lane 3; immune serum fromrabbit immunized with NBF2, lane 4; immune serum+NBF2 fusion protein.Sulfonylurea receptor CDNA regions encoding the NBF2 domain weresubcloned in frame into pMALc and expression of the proteins fused withmaltose binding protein induced in E. coli. Fusion proteins werepurified by electrophoresis and electroelution, and 200 μg amounts, withcomplete, or incomplete Freund's adjuvant, injected interdermally intorabbits using a standard 2-3 week regimen of bleeding and boosting.

FIG. 7 displays the genomic organization of the human sulfonylureareceptor (SUR) homologue in the second nucleotide binding fragmentregion (NBF-2). The sequence encoding NBF-2 is located within SEQ ID NO:1, nucleic acid positions 524 to 1048. Solid rectangles represent exonswhich are labeled α-.o slashed. for identification. The numbers betweenrectangles represent intronic sizes. Primers used in mutational analysisare diagrammed and listed in the arrows as Primer 17=SEQ ID NO: 13;Primer 34al=SEQ ID NO: 17; Primer 16=SEQ ID NO: 12; Primer 35al=SEQ IDNO: 18; Primer 28=SEQ ID NO: 14; Primer 29b=SEQ ID NO: 16; Primer 29=SEQID NO: 15.

FIG. 8A-D display the exon mutation in the SUR NBF-2. FIG. 8A is aschematic representation of NBF-2 exons β, X, δ illustrating the normal(upper) and mutant (lower) RNA splicing patterns SEQ ID NOS: 40, 41, 42and 43. FIG. 8B displays the sequence of a pancreatic cDNA product andcorresponding amino acid sequence, SEQ ID NOS: 44 and 45, respectively,from an affected child of Family 6, demonstrating the exon skippingevent. Skipping of exon X results in a 109 bp deletion in the mRNAtranscript, a frame shift and inclusion of a premature stop codon.Single upper case letters represent amino acids. FIG. 8C shows thesequence of genomic DNA from the affected patient in FIG. 8B whichreveals a G to A point mutation at the 3' end of the exon, which exon isexcised in mRNA, as compared to a normal sample of genomic DNA. Exonicsequence is in upper case and intronic sequence in lower case lettersSEQ ID NO: 47. FIG. 8D shows Mspl restriction enzyme analysis ofPCR-amplified genomic DNA from members of Family 6, indicating affectedindividuals. The G to A mutation destroyed a restriction site for Mspl(C/CGG). Normal PCR product is digested into 304 bp, 85 bp, and 38 bpfragments, while that containing the mutation is digested into 304 bpand 123 bp fragments. MW is 100 bp ladder (GIBCO-BRL, Gaithersburg,Maryland), UC is an uncut sample, C is a control PCR reaction lackingtemplate.

FIG. 9A-D reveal a mutation in the intron preceding NBF-2 exon α, whichactivates cryptic 3' splice site usage. FIG. 9A displays the sequence ofgenomic DNA from an affected member of Family 4 which revealed a G to Amutation in the splice site preceding the first exon of the NBF-2SEQ IDNO: 47. FIG. 9B shows Ncil restriction enzyme analysis of genomic DNAfrom members of Family 4, indicating affected individuals. The G to Amutation destroys a restriction site for Ncil (CC/(G/C)GG). Normal PCRproduct is digested into 71 bp and 75 bp fragments, while thatcontaining the mutant sequence is not cut MW is a molecular weightmarker, UC is an uncut sample, C is a control reaction. By previoushaplotype analysis, the unaffected sibling in this family had two wildtype alleles, P. M. Thomas, G. J. Cote, D. M. Hallman, P. M. Mathew, Am.J. Hum. Genet., supra. FIG. 9C illustrates the constructs used toexamine RNA processing of exons within NBF-2. Solid rectangles and thinlines represent human SUR gene exonic and intronic sequences,respectively. The unmarked solid rectangle represents a portion of theexon which is 5' to exon a of the NBF-2 region. The rectangle labeledRSV represents the enhancer and promoter isolated from the rous sarcomavirus long terminal repeat. The thick line represents an intronicsequence derived from vector and the human metallothionine IIA gene,which also contains polyadenylation signals. Normal and mutant RNAsplicing patterns, including the location of the three cryptic splicesites, are diagrammed in the lower portion along with SEQ ID NOS: 48 and49. The open triangle marks the position of the mutated base within thesplice site. FIG. 9D shows PCR amplification across splice site ofnormal (N) and mutant (M) cDNA transcripts, isolated 48 hours aftertransfection with the splicing constructs. Subcloning and sequencing ofthese products revealed their identity as diagrammed in FIG. 9C. Thecontrol (C) represents CDNA amplified from untransfected cells.

FIG. 10 depicts pCR™ 11 vector.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to the nucleic acid and proteinsequences encoding a sulfonylurea receptor. The present inventionprovides nucleotide sequences of a sulfonylurea receptor, and SEQ IDNOS: 5, 8, and 27. Novel polypeptide sequences, SEQ ID NOS: 3, 6, 9, 27,28 and 29 coding for a sulfonylurea receptor are also included in thepresent invention. SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 provide the nucleic acid andamino acid sequences of the last 11 exons of the 3' end of humansulfonylurea receptor, hereinafter referred to, together with the rodentsequences for sulfonylurea receptor, as sequence for the sulfonylureareceptor.

SEQ ID NOS: 4, 5, 7 and 8 provide the cDNA sequences of rodentsulfonylurea receptor. SEQ ID NOS: 1 and 2 provide the human cDNA andDNA sequence of sulfonylurea receptor, respectively. Nucleic acidswithin in the scope of the present invention include cDNA, RNA, genomicDNA, sequences within these larger sequences, antisenseoligonucleotides. Sequences encoding the sulfonylurea receptor alsoinclude amino acid, polypeptide, and protein sequences. Variations inthe nucleic acid and polypeptide sequences of the present invention arewithin the scope of the present invention and include N terminal and Cterminal extensions, transcription and translation modifications, andmodifications in the cDNA sequence to facilitate and improvetranscription and translation efficiency. In addition, mismatches withinthe sequences identified herein, which achieve the methods of theinvention, such that the mismatched sequences are substantiallycomplementary to the sulfonylurea receptor sequences identified, arealso considered within the scope of the present invention. Mismatcheswhich permit substantial complementarity to the sulfonylurea receptorsequences, such as similarity in residues in hydrophobicity, will beknown to those of skill in the art once armed with the presentdisclosure. In addition, the sequences of the present invention may benatural or synthetic.

A purified sulfonylurea receptor is also provided by the presentinvention. The purified sulfonylurea receptor may have an amino acidsequence as provided by SEQ ID NOS: 3, 6, 9, 27, 28 and 29.

The present invention is directed to sulfonylurea receptor sequencesobtained from mammals from the Order Rodentia, including and not limitedto hamsters, rats, and mice; Order Logomorpha, such as rabbits; moreparticularly the Order Carnivora, including Felines (cats) and Canines(dogs); even more particularly the Order Artiodactyla, Bovines (cows)and Suines (pigs); and the Order Perissodactyla, including Equines(horses); and most particularly the Order Primates, Ceboids and Simoids(monkeys) and Anthropoids (humans and apes). The mammals of mostpreferred embodiments are humans.

There are several transfection techniques by which a sulfonylureareceptor may be obtained. An appropriate RNA may be hybridized to a cDNAto obtain a sulfonylurea receptor nucleic acid sequence. A nucleic acidsequence encoding sulfonylurea receptor may be inserted into cells andthe corresponding protein immunoprecipitated with an antibody. Labeleddrugs known to bind sulfonylurea receptor protein may be added to cellculture to label the receptor. The drug labeling procedure may involvemodifying cells such that the cell culture provides conditions similarto β cells, cells where sulfonylurea receptors naturally appear; and thesulfonylurea receptor may be part of a larger multisubunit ATP receptorchannel, which may not be provided by the cells in culture.

Generally, the sequences of the invention may be produced in host cellstransformed with an expression vector comprising a nucleic acid sequenceencoding the sulfonylurea receptor. The transformed cells are culturedunder conditions whereby the nucleic acid sequence coding for thesulfonylurea receptor is expressed. After a suitable amount of time forthe protein to accumulate, the protein is purified from the transformedcells.

A gene coding for sulfonylurea receptor may be obtained from a cDNAlibrary. Suitable libraries can be obtained from commercial sources suchas Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif. Libraries may also be prepared using thefollowing non-limiting examples hamster insulin-secreting tumor (HIT),mouse αTC-6, and rat insulinoma (RIN) cells. Positive clones are thensubjected to DNA sequencing to determine the presence of a DNA sequencecoding for sulfonylurea receptor. DNA sequencing is accomplished usingthe chain termination method of Sanger et al., Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci,U.S.A., 1977, 74, 5463. The DNA sequence encoding sulfonylurea receptoris then inserted into an expression vector for later expression in ahost cell.

Expression vectors and host cells are selected to form an expressionsystem capable of synthesizing sulfonylurea receptor. Vectors includingand not limited to baculovirus vectors may be used in the presentinvention. Host cells suitable for use in the invention includeprokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that can be transformed to stablycontain and express sulfonylurea receptor. For example, nucleic acidcoding for the recombinant protein may be expressed in prokaryotic oreukaryotic host cells, including the most commonly used bacterial hostcell for the production of recombinant proteins, E. coli. Othermicrobial strains may also be used, however, such as Bacillus subtilis,and other enterobacteriaceae such as Salmonella typhimurium or Serratiamarcescens, various species of Pseudomonas, or other bacterial strains.

Commonly used eukaryotic systems include yeast, such as Saccharomycescerevisiae; insect cells, such as Spodoptera frugiperda; chicken cells,such as E3C/O and SL-29; mammalian cells, such as HeLa, Chinese hamsterovary cells (CHO), COS-7 or MDCK cells and the like. The foregoing listis illustrative only and is not intended in any way to limit the typesof host cells suitable for expression of the nucleic acid sequences ofthe invention.

As used herein, expression vectors refer to any type of vector that canbe manipulated to contain a nucleic acid sequence coding forsulfonylurea receptor, such as plasmid expression vectors and viralvectors. The selection of the expression vector is based oncompatibility with the desired host cell such that expression of thenucleic acid encoding sulfonylurea receptor results. Plasmid expressionvectors comprise a nucleic acid sequence of the invention operablylinked with at least one expression control element such as a promoter.In general, plasmid vectors contain replicon and control sequencesderived from species compatible with the host cell. To facilitateselection of plasmids containing nucleic acid sequences of theinvention, plasmid vectors may also contain a selectable marker such asa gene coding for antibiotic resistance. Suitable examples include thegenes coding for ampicillin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol or kanamycinresistance.

Suitable expression vectors, promoters, enhancers, and other expressioncontrol elements are known in the art and may be found in Sambrook etal., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, second edition, Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989), incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety.

Transformed host cells containing a DNA sequence encoding sulfonylureareceptor may then be grown in an appropriate medium for the host. Thecells are then grown until product accumulation reaches desired levelsat which time the cells are then harvested and the protein productpurified in accordance with conventional techniques. Suitablepurification methods include, but are not limited to, SDS PAGEelectrophoresis, phenylboronate-agarose, reactive green 19-agarose,concanavalin A sepharose, ion exchange chromatography, affinitychromatography, electrophoresis, dialysis and other methods ofpurification known in the art.

Protein preparations, of purified or unpurified sulfonylurea receptorproduced by host cells, are accordingly produced which comprisesulfonylurea receptor and other material such as host cell componentsand/or cell medium, depending on the degree of purification of theprotein.

Antibodies, including and not limited to monoclonal, polyclonal, andchimeric, prepared and used against a sulfonylurea receptor are alsowithin the scope of the present invention, and may be prepared bymethods known to those of skill in the art such as and not limited tothe methods of Kohler and Milstein, Nature, 256: 495-497 (1975),incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The invention also includes a transgenic non-human animal, including andnot limited to mammals, such as and not limited to a mouse, rat, orhamster, whose germ cells and somatic cells contain a sequence encodinga sulfonylurea receptor introduced into the animal or an ancestor of theanimal. The sequence may be wild-type or mutant and may be introducedinto the animal at the embryonic or adult stage. The sequence isincorporated into the genome of an animal such that it is chromosomallyincorporated into an activated state. Embryo cells may be transfectedwith the gene as it occurs naturally, and transgenic animals areselected in which the gene has integrated into the chromosome at a locuswhich results in activation. Other activation methods include modifyingthe gene or its control sequences prior to introduction into the embryo.The embryo may be transfected using a vector containing the gene.

In addition, a transgenic non-human animal may be engineered wherein thesulfonylurea receptor is suppressed. For purposes of the presentinvention, suppression of the sulfonylurea receptor includes, and is notlimited to strategies which cause the sulfonylurea receptor not to beexpressed. Such strategies may include and are not limited to inhibitionof protein synthesis, pre-mRNA processing, or DNA replication. Each ofthe above strategies may be accomplished by antisense inhibition ofsulfonylurea receptor gene expression. Many techniques for transferingantisense sequences into cells are known to those of skill, includingand not limited to microinjection, viral-mediated transfer, somatic celltransformation, transgene integration, and the like, as set forth inPinkert, Carl, Transgenic Animal Technology, 1994, Academic Press, Inc.,San Diego, Calif., incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Further, a transgenic non-human animal may be prepared such that thesulfonylurea receptor gene is knocked out. For purposes of the presentinvention, a knock out includes and is not limited to disruption orrendering null the sulfonylurea receptor gene. A knock out may beaccomplished, for example, with antisense sequences for the sulfonylureareceptor mutating the sequence for the sulfonylurea receptor. Thesulfonylurea receptor gene may be knocked out by injection of anantisense sequence for all or part of the sulfonylurea receptor sequencesuch as an antisense sequence for all or part of SEQ ID NO: 2. Once thesulfonylurea receptor has been rendered null, correlation of thesulfonylurea receptor to persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy may be tested. Sequences encoding mutations affecting thesulfonylurea receptor may be inserted to test alterations in glucosehomeostasis.

Also in transgenic non-human animals, the sulfonylurea receptor may bereplaced by preparing a construct having an insulin promoter ligated tothe sulfonylurea receptor gene. This experiment permits testing ofmutant sulfonylurea receptors directly in the pancreas of the transgenicanimal.

Transgenic non-human animals may also be useful for testing nucleic acidchanges to identify nucleotides which are responsible for ADP and ATPmodulation of the sulfonylurea receptor resulting in an increase ordecrease in glucose sensitivity of insulin release.

The present invention is also directed to gene therapy wherein a mutantsulfonylurea receptor is replaced by a wild type sulonylurea receptor. Aresulting transgenic non-human animal thus comprises a recombinantsulfonylurea receptor. In addition, gene therapy techniques may be usedfor individuals with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy. For purposes of the present invention, gene therapy refers tothe transfer and stable insertion of new genetic information into cellsfor the therapeutic treatment of diseases or disorders. The foreign geneis transferred into a cell that proliferates to spread the new genethroughout the cell population. Known methods of gene transfer includemicroinjection, electroporation, liposomes, chromosome transfer,transfection techniques, calcium-precipitation transfection techniques,and the like.

Numerous techniques are known in the art for the introduction of foreigngenes into cells and may be used to construct the recombinant cells forpurposes of gene therapy, in accordance with this embodiment of theinvention. The technique used should provide for the stable transfer ofthe heterologous gene sequence to the stem cell, so that theheterologous gene sequence is heritable and expressible by stem cellprogeny, and so that the necessary development and physiologicalfunctions of the recipient cells are not disrupted. Techniques which maybe used include but are not limited to chromosome transfer (e.g., cellfusion, chromosome-mediated gene transfer, micro cell-mediated genetransfer), physical methods (e.g., transfection, spheroplast fusion,microinjection, electroporation, liposome carrier), viral vectortransfer (e.g., recombinant DNA viruses, recombinant RNA viruses) andthe like (described in Cline, M. J., 1985, Pharmac. Ther. 29:69-92,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).

The term "purified", when used to describe the state of nucleic acidsequences of the invention, refers to nucleic acid sequencessubstantially free of nucleic acid not coding for sulfonylurea receptoror other materials normally associated with nucleic acid innon-recombinant cells, i.e., in its "native state."

The term "purified" or "in purified form" when used to describe thestate of a sulfonylurea receptor, protein, polypeptide, or amino acidsequence, refers to sulfonylurea receptor sequences free, to at leastsome degree, of cellular material or other material normally associatedwith it in its native state. Preferably the sequence has a purity(homogeneity) of at least about 25% to about 100%. More preferably thepurity is at least about 50%.

To begin to elucidate the relationship between the sulfonylurea receptorand K_(ATP), the iodinated derivative of glyburide was to identify, andsubsequently to purify and obtain N-terminal amino acid sequence fromthe 140 kDa high affinity, hamster insulin-secreting tumor (HIT) cellsulfonylurea receptor. The peptide sequence data was used to clone fulllength cDNAs encoding the rat and hamster β-cell proteins of the presentinvention.

Another embodiment of the present invention is a method of detectingpersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprising obtaininga sample comprising patient nucleic acids from a patient tissue sample;amplifying sulfonylurea receptor specific nucleic acids from saidpatient nucleic acids to produce a test fragment; obtaining a samplecomprising control nucleic acids from a control tissue sample;amplifying control nucleic acids encoding wild type sulfonylureareceptor to produce a control fragment; comparing the test fragment withthe control fragment to detect the presence of a sequence difference inthe test fragment, wherein a difference in said test fragment indicatespersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy is also anembodiment of the present invention.

Persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy (PHHI) is anautosomal recessive disorder which results in unregulated insulinsecretion. The present invention revealed several different mutations inthe sulfonylurea receptor in individuals with PHHI. These mutationsinclude nucleic acid transition and restriction fragment lengthpolymorphism, both defined herein as sequence differences. The nucleicacid sequence transition may be a G to A transition at nucleic acidposition 750 in SEQ ID NO: 1 which results in PHHI. This transition wasfound to occur in nine affected children in nine different families ofthe families studied. The pancreatic cDNA from a child with thistransition involved skipping an exon. Genomic DNA template was amplifiedto obtain the product for Msp I digestion for testing and confirmationof the mutation at position 750 in SEQ ID NO: 1. Exon X of FIG. 7 wasskipped resulting in an mRNA transcript having a 109 bp deletion, aframe shift, and the inclusion of a premature stop codon. This deletionmay be seen by performing rtPCR on the child's mRNA. Amplification ofSEQ ID NO: 1 with primer sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 18 resulted in a 427base pair product for the normal as well as for the mutant cDNA.Digesting the normal and mutant products with MspI, however, resulted inthree fragments (304 bp, 85 bp, and 38 bp) for the normal gene and twofragments (304 bp and 123 bp) for the mutant gene of affected children.

Another mutation involves a G to A transition in intron 11 of the humansulfonylurea receptor which gives rise to PHHI. The transition sitecorresponds to position 27 of SEQ ID NO: 31. The G to A transitiondestroys a restriction site for NciI. Both normal and mutant PCRproducts resulted in 146 bp. Digestion with NciI resulted in twofragments (71 bp and 75 bp) fragments for normal individuals, while themutant sequence was not be cut by NciI and thus remained at 146 bp.

A method of detecting persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy comprising obtaining a sample comprising patient genomic DNAfrom a patient tissue sample; amplifying sulfonylurea receptor specificDNA from said patient genomic DNA to produce a test fragment; obtaininga sample comprising control nucleic acids from a control tissue sample;amplifying control DNA encoding wild type sulfonylurea receptor toproduce a control fragment; comparing the test fragment with the controlfragment to detect a test fragment having G to A transition at nucleicacid position 750 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a G to A transition at nucleicacid position 27 of SEQ ID NO: 31, wherein said test fragment indicatespersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy is also anembodiment of the present invention.

Also within the scope of the present invention is a method of detectingpersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprising obtaininga sample comprising patient genomic DNA from a patient tissue sample;amplifying sulfonylurea receptor specific DNA from said patient genomicDNA to produce a test fragment; obtaining a sample comprising controlnucleic acids from a control tissue sample; amplifying control DNAencoding wild type sulfonylurea receptor to produce a control fragment;digesting said test fragment and said control fragment with anendonuclease selected from the group consisting of NciI and MspI; andcomparing the test fragment with the control fragment to detect arestriction fragment length polymorphism, wherein said restrictionfragment length polymorphism indicates persistent hyperinsulinemichypoglycemia of infancy.

The restriction fragment polymorphisms include test fragments of about304 bp and about 123 bp as a result of MspI restriction and a testfragment of about 146 bp as a result of NciI restriction. The testfragments thus indicate persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy.

In accordance with methods of the present invention, methods ofdetecting PHHI in a patient are provided comprising obtaining a patienttissue sample for testing. The tissue sample may be solid or liquid, abody fluid sample such as and not limited to blood, serum, saliva,sputum, mucus, bone marrow, urine, lymph, and a tear; and feces. Inaddition, a tissue sample such as pancreatic tissue may be provided forthe detection of PHHI in accordance with the present invention.

A test fragment is defined herein as an amplified sample comprisingsulfonylurea receptor specific nucleic acids from a patient suspected ofhaving PHHI. A control fragment is an amplified sample comprising normalor wild type sulfonylurea receptor specific nucleic acids from anindividual not suspected of having PHHI.

The method of amplifying nucleic acids may be the polymerase chainreaction using a pair of primers wherein at least one primer within thepair is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 12-20. When thepolymerase chain reaction is the amplification method of choice, a pairof primers may be used such that one primer of the pair is selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 13, 14, 17, and 19 and the secondprimer of the pair is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:12, 15, 16, 18, and 20.

Nucleic acids, such as DNA (such as and not limited to genomic DNA andcDNA) and/or RNA (such as and not limited to mRNA), are obtained fromthe patient sample. Preferably RNA is obtained. A whole blood gradientmay be performed to isolate nucleated cells and total RNA is extractedsuch as by the RNazole B method (Tel-Test Inc., Friendswood, Tex.) or bymodification of any methods known in the art such as described inSambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 1989, ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., incorporated hereinby reference in its entirety.

Nucleic acid extraction is followed by amplification of the same by anytechnique known in the art. The amplification step includes the use ofat least one primer sequence which is complementary to a portion ofsulfonylurea receptor specific expressed nucleic acids or sequences.Primer sequences useful in the amplification methods include and are notlimited to SEQ ID NOS: 12-20, which may be used in the amplificationmethods. Any primer sequence of about 10 nucleotides to about 35nucleotides, more preferably about 15 nucleotides to about 30nucleotides, even more preferably about 17 nucleotides to about 25nucleotides may be useful in the amplification step of the methods ofthe present invention. In addition, mismatches within the sequencesidentified above, which achieve the methods of the invention, such thatthe mismatched sequences are substantially complementary and thushybridizable to the sequence sought to be identified, are alsoconsidered within the scope of the disclosure. Mismatches which permitsubstantial similarity to SEQ ID NOS: 12-20, such as and not limited tosequences with similar hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity, will be knownto those of skill in the art once armed with the present disclosure. Theprimers may also be unmodified or modified. Primers may be prepared byany method known in the art such as by standard phosphoramiditechemistry. See Sambrook et al., supra.

The method of amplifying nucleic acids may be the polymerase chainreaction using a pair of primers wherein at least one primer within thepair is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 12-20. When thepolymerase chain reaction is the amplification method of choice, a pairof primers may be used such that one primer of the pair is selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 12-20.

Primers used in mutational analysis were SEQ ID NO: 12:CACGCTCAGGTTCTGGAT; SEQ ID NO: 13: TCAACTGGATGGTGAGGA; SEQ ID NO: 14: 5'TGACATCGCCAAACTGC; SEQ ID NO: 15: TCCTGGCAGTGCCTTCA; SEQ ID NO: 16:TCCTCTCAGGGTCCAGGTTA; SEQ ID NO: 17: ACAAGGAGCCTGGGGAT; SEQ ID NO: 18:TGCATGGGTCCCAGTGA; SEQ ID NO: 19: TTGACCATTCACCACATTGGTGTGC; and SEQ IDNO: 20: TCCTGGCAGTGCCTTCA.

When an amplification method includes the use of two primers, a firstprimer and a second primer, such as in the polymerase chain reaction,the first primer may be selected from the group consisting of SEQUENCEID NOS: 13, 14, 17, and 19; and the second primer may be selected fromthe group consisting of SEQUENCE ID NOS: 12, 15, 16, 18, and 20. Anyprimer pairs which transcribe nucleic acids toward each other and whichare specific for sulfonylurea receptor may be used in accordance withthe methods of the present invention.

Total extraction of RNA is preferably carried out. As used herein, theterm "amplification" refers to template-dependent processes andvector-mediated propagation which result in an increase in theconcentration of a specific nucleic acid molecule relative to itsinitial concentration, or in an increase in the concentration of adetectable signal. As used herein, the term template-dependent processis intended to refer to a process that involves the template-dependentextension of a primer molecule. The term template dependent processrefers to nucleic acid synthesis of an RNA or DNA molecule wherein thesequence of the newly synthesized strand of nucleic acid is dictated bythe well-known rules of complementary base pairing (see, for example,Watson, J. D. et al., In: Molecular Biology of the Gene, 4th Ed., W. A.Benjamin, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif. (1987)). Typically, vector mediatedmethodologies involve the introduction of the nucleic acid fragment intoa DNA or RNA vector, the clonal amplification of the vector, and therecovery of the amplified nucleic acid fragment. Examples of suchmethodologies are provided by Cohen et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 4,237,224),Maniatis, T. et al., Molecular Cloning (A Laboratory Manual), ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory, 1982.

A number of template dependent processes are available to amplify thetarget sequences of interest present in a sample. One of the best knownamplification methods is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which isdescribed in detail in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195, 4,683,202 and4,800,159, and in Innis et al., PCR Protocols, Academic Press, Inc., SanDiego Calif., 1990, each of which is incorporated herein by reference inits entirety. Briefly, in PCR, two primer sequences are prepared whichare complementary to regions on opposite complementary strands of thetarget sequence. An excess of deoxynucleoside triphosphates are added toa reaction mixture along with a DNA polymerase (e.g., Tag polymerase).If the target sequence is present in a sample, the primers will bind tothe target and the polymerase will cause the primers to be extendedalong the target sequence by adding on nucleotides. By raising andlowering the temperature of the reaction mixture, the extended primerswill dissociate from the target to form reaction products, excessprimers will bind to the target and to the reaction products and theprocess is repeated. Preferably a reverse transcriptase PCRamplification procedure may be performed in order to quantify the amountof mRNA amplified. Polymerase chain reaction methodologies are wellknown in the art.

Another method for amplification is the ligase chain reaction (referredto as LCR), disclosed in EPA No. 320,308, incorporated herein byreference in its entirety. In LCR, two complementary probe pairs areprepared, and in the presence of the target sequence, each pair willbind to opposite complementary strands of the target such that theyabut. In the presence of a ligase, the two probe pairs will link to forma single unit. By temperature cycling, as in PCR, bound ligated unitsdissociate from the target and then serve as "target sequences" forligation of excess probe pairs. U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,750, incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety, describes an alternative method ofamplification similar to LCR for binding probe pairs to a targetsequence.

Qbeta Replicase, described in PCT Application No. PCT/US87/00880,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, may also be used asstill another amplification method in the present invention. In thismethod, a replicative sequence of RNA which has a region complementaryto that of a target is added to a sample in the presence of an RNApolymerase. The polymerase will copy the replicative sequence which canthen be detected.

An isothermal amplification method, in which restriction endonucleasesand ligases are used to achieve the amplification of target moleculesthat contain nucleotide 5'- alpha -thio!triphosphates in one strand of arestriction site (Walker, G. T., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad, Sci. (U.S.A.)1992, 89:392-396, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety), mayalso be useful in the amplification of nucleic acids in the presentinvention.

Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA) is another method of carryingout isothermal amplification of nucleic acids which involves multiplerounds of strand displacement and synthesis, i.e. nick translation. Asimilar method, called Repair Chain Reaction (RCR) is another method ofamplification which may be useful in the present invention and whichinvolves annealing several probes throughout a region targeted foramplification, followed by a repair reaction in which only two of thefour bases are present. The other two bases can be added as biotinylatedderivatives for easy detection. A similar approach is used in SDA.

Sulfonylurea receptor specific nucleic acids can also be detected usinga cyclic probe reaction (CPR). In CPR, a probe having a 3' and 5'sequences of non-sulfonylurea receptor specific DNA and middle sequenceof sulfonylurea receptor specific RNA is hybridized to DNA which ispresent in a sample. Upon hybridization, the reaction is treated withRNaseH, and the products of the probe identified as distinctiveproducts, generate a signal which is released after digestion. Theoriginal template is annealed to another cycling probe and the reactionis repeated. Thus, CPR involves amplifying a signal generated byhybridization of a probe to a sulfonylurea receptor specific expressednucleic acid.

Still other amplification methods described in GB Application No. 2 202328, and in PCT Application No. PCT/US89/01025, each of which isincorporated by reference in its entirety, may be used in accordancewith the present invention. In the former application, "modified"primers are used in a PCR like, template and enzyme dependent synthesis.The primers may be modified by labelling with a capture moiety (e.g.,biotin) and/or a detector moiety (e.g., enzyme). In the latterapplication, an excess of labelled probes are added to a sample. In thepresence of the target sequence, the probe binds and is cleavedcatalytically. After cleavage, the target sequence is released intact tobe bound by excess probe. Cleavage of the labelled probe signals thepresence of the target sequence.

Other nucleic acid amplification procedures include transcription-basedamplification systems (TAS) (Kwoh D., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.(U.S.A.) 1989, 86:1173, Gingeras T. R., et al., PCT Application WO88/10315, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety), including nucleic acid sequence based amplification (NASBA™)and 3SR. In NASBA™, the nucleic acids can be prepared for amplificationby standard phenol/chloroform extraction, heat denaturation of aclinical sample, treatment with lysis buffer and minispin columns forisolation of DNA and RNA or guanidinium chloride extraction of RNA.These amplification techniques involve annealing a primer which hassulfonylurea receptor specific sequences. Following polymerization,DNA/RNA hybrids are digested with RNase H while double stranded DNAmolecules are heat denatured again. In either case the single strandedDNA is made fully double stranded by addition of second sulfonylureareceptor specific primer, followed by polymerization. The doublestranded DNA molecules are then multiply transcribed by a polymerasesuch as T7 or SP6. In an isothermal cyclic reaction, the RNAs arereverse transcribed into double stranded DNA, and transcribed onceagainst with a polymerase such as T7 or SP6. The resulting products,whether truncated or complete, indicate sulfonylurea receptor specificsequences.

Davey, C., et al., European Patent Application Publication No. 329,822,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, disclose a nucleicacid amplification process involving cyclically synthesizingsingle-stranded RNA ("ssRNA"), ssDNA, and double-stranded DNA ("dsDNA")which may be used in accordance with the present invention. The ssRNA isa first template for a first primer oligonucleotide, which is elongatedby reverse transcriptase (RNA-dependent DNA polymerase). The RNA is thenremoved from resulting DNA:RNA duplex by the action of ribonuclease H(RNase H, an RNase specific for RNA in a duplex with either DNA or RNA).The resultant ssDNA is a second template for a second primer, which alsoincludes the sequences of an RNA polymerase promoter (exemplified by T7RNA polymerase) 5' to its homology to its template. This primer is thenextended by DNA polymerase (exemplified by the large "Klenow" fragmentof E. coli DNA polymerase I), resulting as a double-stranded DNA("dsDNA") molecule, having a sequence identical to that of the originalRNA between the primers and having additionally, at one end, a promotersequence. This promoter sequence can be used by the appropriate RNApolymerase to make many RNA copies of the DNA. These copies can thenre-enter the cycle leading to very swift amplification. With properchoice of enzymes, this amplification can be done isothermally withoutaddition of enzymes at each cycle. Because of the cyclical nature ofthis process, the starting sequence can be chosen to be in the form ofeither DNA or RNA.

Miller, H. I., et al., PCT application WO 89/06700, incorporated hereinby reference in its entirety, disclose a nucleic acid sequenceamplification scheme based on the hybridization of a promoter/primersequence to a target single-stranded DNA ("ssDNA") followed bytranscription of many RNA copies of the sequence. This scheme is notcyclic; i.e. new templates are not produced from the resultant RNAtranscripts. Other amplification methods include "race" disclosed byFrohman, M. A., In: PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications1990, Academic Press, N. Y.) and "one-sided PCR" (Ohara, O., et al.,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (U.S.A.) 1989, 86:5673-5677), all referencesherein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Methods based on ligation of two (or more) oligonucleotides in thepresence of nucleic acid having the sequence of the resulting"di-oligonucleotide", thereby amplifying the di-oligonucleotide (Wu, D.Y. et al., Genomics 1989, 4:560, incorporated herein by reference in itsentirety), may also be used in the amplification step of the presentinvention.

Test fragment and control fragment may be amplified by any amplificationmethods known to those of skill in the art, including and not limited tothe amplification methods set forth above. For purposes of the presentinvention, amplification of sequences encoding patient and wild typesulfonylurea receptor includes amplification of a portion of a sequencesuch as and not limited to a portion of the sulfonylurea receptorsequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, such as sequence of a length of about 10nucleotides to about 1,000 nucleotides, more preferably about 10nucleotides to about 100 nucleotides, or having at least 10 nucleotidesoccurring anywhere within the SEQ ID NO: 1, where sequence differencesare known to occur within sulfonylurea receptor test fragments. Thus,for example, a portion of the sequence encoding the second nucleotidebinding fragment (NBF-2) region of sulfonylurea receptor of a patientsample and a control sample may be amplified to detect sequencedifferences between these two sequences.

Following amplification of the test fragment and control fragment,comparison between the amplification products of the test fragment andcontrol fragment is carried out. Sequence differences such as and notlimited to nucleic acid transition and restriction digest patternalterations may be detected by comparison of the test fragment with thecontrol fragment. Nucleic acid transition includes and is not limited toa G to A transition at nucleic acid position 750 of SEQ ID NO: 1.Another nucleic acid transition involves a G to A transition at nucleicacid position 27 of SEQ ID NO: 31.

These nucleic acid transitions lead to restriction fragment lengthpolymorphisms as exemplified by the altered results following MspI andNciI restriction digests set forth above. Accordingly, the restrictionfragment length polymorphisms of test fragments may be compared to therestriction fragments of control fragments.

Alternatively, the presence or absence of the amplification product maybe detected. The nucleic acids are fragmented into varying sizes ofdiscrete fragments. For example, DNA fragments may be separatedaccording to molecular weight by methods such as and not limited toelectrophoresis through an agarose gel matrix. The gels are thenanalyzed by Southern hybridization. Briefly, DNA in the gel istransferred to a hybridization substrate or matrix such as and notlimited to a nitrocellulose sheet and a nylon membrane. A labelled probeencoding a sulfonylurea mutation is applied to the matrix under selectedhybridization conditions so as to hybridize with complementary DNAlocalized on the matrix. The probe may be of a length capable of forminga stable duplex. The probe may have a size range of about 200 to about10,000 nucleotides in length, preferably about 500 nucleotides inlength, and more preferably about 2,454 nucleotides in length. Thepreferred sequence of the probe is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 32.Mismatches which permit substantial similarity to SEQ ID NO: 30, such asand not limited to sequences with similar hydrophobicity andhydrophilicity, will be known to those of skill in the art once armedwith the present disclosure. Various labels for visualization ordetection are known to those of skill in the art, such as and notlimited to fluorescent staining, ethidium bromide staining for example,avidin/biotin, radioactive labeling such as ³² P labeling, and the like.Preferably, the product, such as the PCR product, may be run on anagarose gel and visualized using a stain such as ethidium bromide. SeeSambrook et al., supra. The matrix may then be analyzed byautoradiography to locate particular fragments which hybridize to theprobe. Yet another alternative is the sequencing of the test fragmentand the control fragment to identify sequence differences. Methods ofnucleic acid sequencing are known to those of skill in the art,including and not limited to the methods of Maxam and Gilbert, Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 1977, 74, 560-564 and Sanger, Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci., USA 1977, 74, 5463-5467.

A diagnostic kit for detecting PHHI comprising in one or more containersat least one primer which is complementary to a sulfonylurea receptorsequence and a means for visualizing amplified DNA is also within thescope of the present invention. Alternatively, the kit may comprise twoprimers. In either case, the primers may be selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOS: 12-20, for example. The diagnostic kit maycomprise a pair of primers wherein one primer within said pair iscomplementary to a region of the sulfonylurea receptor gene, wherein oneof said pair of primers is selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO: 12-20, a probe specific to the amplified product, and a means forvisualizing amplified DNA, and optionally including one or more sizemarkers, and positive and negative controls. The diagnostic kit of thepresent invention may comprise one or more of a fluorescent dye such asethidium bromide stain, ³² P, and biotin, as a means for visualizing ordetecting amplified DNA. Optionally the kit may include one or more sizemarkers, positive and negative controls, restriction enzymes such as andnot limited to MspI and/or NciI, and/or a probe specific to theamplified product.

The following examples are illustrative but are not meant to be limitingof the invention.

EXAMPLES Purification and Partial Characterization of the 140 kDaReceptor

HIT cell membranes were photolabeled using a radioiodinated derivativeof the second generation hypoglycemic drug, glyburide, according to themethods of Nelson, D. A., et al., JBC, 1992, 267:14928, Aguilar-Bryan,L., et al., JBC, 1992, 267:14934, and Aguilar-Bryan, L., et al., JBC,1990, 265:8218, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety.

Glyburide (Kramer et al. FEBS Lett. 1988 229:355-359) and an iodinatedderivative of glyburide (Aguilar-Bryan et al. J. Biol. Chem. 1990265:8218-8224) are known to photolabel a 140 kDa polypeptide. Thepharmacological characteristics of the photolabeling, a kD in the lownanomolar range, and appropriate rank order of displacement with otherinsulin-releasing sulfonylureas, are those expected from studies onglyburide-induced insulin release from islets (Panten et al. Biochem.Pharm. 1989 38:1217-1229) and β-cell lines (Schmid-Antomarchi et al. J.Biol. Chem. 1987 262:15840-15844) and inhibition of K_(ATP) channelactivity. Glyburide was purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.) andprepared in stock solutions of 10 mM in dimethyl sulfoxide. Radioligandstocks were prepared by diluting high pressure liquidchromatography-purified 5- ¹²⁵ !iodo-2-hydroxyglyburide in dimethylsulfoxide. Specific activity (cpm/mol) was measured on radioliganddiluted 1/1000 into 10 mM Tris, 100 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, pH 7.4, and theabsorbance determined at 2.5 nm intervals in a UV-VIS Gilfordspectrophotometer. Dimethylsulfoxide was diluted 1/1000 into the samebuffer, and the absorbance of the buffer without drug was subtracted ateach wavelength to generate the final absorbance profile.

HIT cells, passage 67-73, were seeded in roller bottles at 50×10⁶cells/bottle in 100 ml of Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium plus 10%fetal bovine serum. Cells were fed with 200 ml of medium plus serum 4-5times over a period of 2 weeks until the cells were confluent. Afterplating and each feeding, bottles were gassed with 5% CO₂ prior tocapping.

The cells in confluent roller bottles were washed withphosphate-buffered saline (0.14M NaCl, 3 mM KCl, 2 mM KH₂ PO₄, 1 mM Na₂HPO₄, pH 6.8) and then incubated at room temperature with 25 ml ofphosphate-buffered saline plus 2 mM EDTA until cells detached from thesides of the bottles. Cells were pelleted at 900×g for 10 minutes at 4°C.

All steps were carried out at 0°-4° C. Cell pellets were resuspended in5 mM Tris, 2 mM EDTA, 0.1 mM PMSF, pH 7.4, using approximately 5 ml ofbuffer for each roller bottle. Cells were placed on ice for 40 minutesto allow swelling and then homogenized with 10 strokes of a motorizedglass-TEFLON® homogenizer (500 rpm). The homogenate was centrifuged at1000×g for 10 minutes to remove nuclei and cellular debris, and thesupernatant transferred to 30 ml Beckman polycarbonate, screw-capultracentrifuge tubes. Supernatants were centrifuged at 100,000×g for 60minutes in a Beckman 60 Ti rotor. The pellets were resuspended inmembrane storage buffer (10 mM Tris, 100 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 20%glycerol, 0.1 mM PMSF, pH 7.4). 200 mg of membrane protein weretypically obtained from 20 roller bottles.

Membranes were stored at -80° C. at 5 mg/ml protein in 10 mM Tris (pH7.5), 0.1M NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 20% glycerol. To monitor receptorpurification, an aliquot (5-20 ml) of the membranes was incubated with 1nM ¹²⁵ I! -iodo-2-hydroxyglyburide for 15 minutes and the samplephotolabeled. Binding of 5- ¹²⁵ I!-iodo-2-hydroxyglyburide (5-10 nM) tomembranes was done for 30 minutes at 23° C. Aliquots were pipetted ontoparafilm and irradiated at 23° C. in a UV crosslinker (FisherScientific). The energy settings for the UV cross-linker were factorycalibrated at 254 nm. For crosslinking at 312 nm, a conversion factorwas estimated by determining the time required for the UV cross-linkerto deliver a specific amount of energy with each set of bulbs, and thenmultiplying by the ratio of these times.

All subsequent steps were performed at room temperature in the presenceof 0.1 mM PMSF, 0.1 mM phenanthroline and 0.1 mM iodoacetamide. 20%(w/v) digitonin was freshly prepared by boiling in deionized water, thenadded to 200-400 mg thawed labeled membranes to a final concentration of1%. Membranes were solubilized for 15 minutes then sedimented for 1 hrat 100,000×g. The supernatant was divided into 4 ml aliquots and eachaliquot was chromatographed over a 1 ml Concanavalin A-Sepharose columnequilibrated with 25 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5,0.1M NaCl, 2 mM EDTA, 1%digitonin. The solution was cycled through the column twice beforewashing the column with 8 ml of the equilibration buffer. Retainedprotein was eluted with 4 ml of the same buffer containing 0.5M methylα-D-mannopyranoside. The eluted protein was stored at -80° C. Three ConA eluates were combined, then cycled twice over a 1 ml column ofreactive green 19-agarose equilibrated with 50 mM HEPES (pH 8.5), 2 mMEDTA, 0.2% digitonin. The column was washed with 8 ml of theequilibration buffer followed by 8 ml of the same buffer containing 0.4MNaCl. The retained protein was eluted with 4 ml of the equilibrationbuffer containing 1.5M NaCl. The two pooled eluates were diluted 1:1with the HEPES equilibration buffer without NaCl and cycled twice over a1 ml phenylboronate-10 agarose column. The column was washed with 8 mlof the HEPES buffer, followed by 2 ml of 0.1M Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 2 mMEDTA, 0.1% digitonin. Protein was eluted with 4 ml of 0.1M Tris (pH7.5), 2 mM EDTA, 0.1% SDS. The protein was concentrated to 0.5 ml usinga 100,000 MW cutoff Amicon filter, pretreated with 5% TWEEN-20®, thenloaded onto a single 5 cm wide lane of a 5.5% polyacrylamide SDS gel.After electrophoresis the gel was stained with COOMASSIE™ blue,destained, and the receptor band excised with a razor blade. Thereceptor was electroeluted into a 14,000 MW cutoff dialysis bag andconcentrated by Amicon filtration.

Table 1 summarizes the yields and fold-purification in the schemedeveloped for receptor purification. The amount of receptor, yields, andfold-purification reported after each step are based on theradioactivity, determined by γ counting, in the 140 kDa band afterelectrophoresis relative to the total protein loaded on a gel lane (asdetermined using the BioRad protein assay). HIT cell membranes containapproximately 1.6 pmol of receptor per mg of membrane protein asdetermined by filtration binding (Aguilar-Bryan et al. J. Biol. Chem.1990 265:8218-8224).

                                      TABLE 1    __________________________________________________________________________    Purification of the High Affinity 140 kDa Sulfonylurea Receptor from HIT    cells          Total Volume                 Total Protein                       Receptor                            Receptor                                 Purification˜                                       Yield    Step  ml     mg    pmol pmol/mg                                 fold  %    __________________________________________________________________________    Crude 90     200   320  1.6  1     100    Membranes    Supernatant          90     150   240  1.6  1     75    ConA- 48     10.2  80   7.8  4.9   25    Sepharose    Reactive          16     1.8   56   31.1 19.5  18    Green    19-agarose    Phenyl          4      0.56  45   80.4 50.4  14    boronate    agarose    SDS-PAGE          0.2    ˜0.002                       8    4000 2507  2.5    electroelute    __________________________________________________________________________

For the autoradiogram depicted in FIG. 1A, 1-2 μg of purified,radiolabeled receptor was made 1% in β-octylglucoside and divided into 6aliquots. Lane 1 contained receptor kept on ice. The receptor wasincubated in the presence (lane 2) and absence (lane 3) of Endo F for 30min at 37° C. Aliquots of the samples for lanes 1-3 were furtherincubated with V8 protease (1 μg/10 μl) for 30 min at 37° C., yieldingtwo radiolabeled peptides of 66 and 49 kDa (lanes 4 and 6), both ofwhich are N-glycosylated as indicated by the mobility shift after endo Ftreatment (lane 5). To obtain Nterminal sequence from the intactreceptor, 2 μg of protein was separated by electrophoresis on a single,0.8 cm wide lane of a 5.5% gel. The receptor was transferred to ProBlot(Applied Biosystems) in 10 mM CAPS (pH 11), 10% MeOH, the filter stainedfor 10-20 seconds with COOMASSIE™ blue, destained, the band excised andmicrosequenced. To prepare receptor fragments for microsequencing, 10 μgof purified receptor was cleaved with V8, electrophoresed on a singlelane and the fragments from the partial digest transferred to ProBlot.Fragments were prepared and sequenced multiple times as indicated in thefigure. Gels used in the preparation of receptor and fragments formicrosequencing were aged overnight, and the top tray buffer contained0.1 mM thioglycolate.

The purified receptor showed a small apparent molecular weight decrease(ΔM_(r) ˜3000) following treatment with Endoglycosidase F/N-glycosidaseF (Endo F) and yielded two bands following limited cleavage with V8protease (FIGS. 1A and 1B). Each of the major labeled proteolyticfragments, M_(r) ˜69 and 49 kDa, shift mobility after digestion withEndo F. Identical N-terminal sequence, 15-25 residues, were recoveredfrom each of the major labeled peptides. No residue was obtained atresidue 9 when the glycosylated peptides were sequenced; an asparticacid was identified at residue 9 in the deglycosylated receptorindicating this is an N-glycosylated asparagine. In addition, N-terminalsequences were recovered on two unlabeled V8 peptides and a third minorlabeled peptide. The results indicate there is an N-linked glycosylgroup at residue nine in the mature receptor, suggesting that the Nterminus is extracellular, and that the sulfonylurea labeling site iswithin the first 50 kDa of the receptor.

Two multiple antipeptide antibodies (MAPs), directed against residues 1through 8 and 10 through 20 both immunoprecipitate photolabeled 140 kDareceptors from HIT, mouse αTC-6, and rat insulinoma (RIN) cells. MAPswere prepared by synthetic protein sequencing (Perkin Elmer-ABI, 430 APeptide Synthesizer, Foster City, Calif.) to obtain antibodies toM-P-L-A-F-C-G-T, SEQ ID NO: 10, residues 1-8 of SEQ ID NOS: 28 and 29.This process was repeated for residues 10-20 of SEQ ID NOS: 28 and 29,N-H-S-A-A-Y-R-V-D-Q-G, SEQ ID NO: 11. A purified sulfonylurea receptorprotein was immunoprecipitated from HIT cells using the MAPs prepared asset forth above.

HIT cell membranes were incubated with 5- ¹²⁵ I!iodo-2-hydroxyglyburide,photolabeled, solubilized with 1% digitonin, centrifuged at 100,000×gand the supernatant incubated with 1/10 volume of preimmune serum,immune serum, immune serum+anti-MAP 10-20, or immune serum+irrelevantMAP peptide. 50 μl of protein A-Sepharose was added and the mixture wasincubated for 2 hours at room temperature, the beads washed with buffer,heated in the presence of pH 9 sample buffer, eletrophoresed on a 6%polyacrylamide SDS gel, and an autoradiogram prepared.

The immunoprecipitation was competed using the immunizing peptide, butnot the other MAPS (FIGS. 2A-C). The amino acid sequence is derived fromthe photolabeled protein and the N-terminal amino acid sequence isconserved between mouse, rat, and hamster.

Isolation and Characterization of CDNA Clones

Degenerate PCR primers with flanking restriction sites were designedbased on the sequence obtained from the labeled peptides. The primersused were as follows:

primer 1 (SEQ ID NO: 23): 5'GAGAGAAGCTT(T/C)TG(T/C)GG(T/C/G/A)GA(A/G)AA(T/C)CA-3'

primer 2 (SEQ ID NO: 24): 5'GAGAGAGAATTCC(T/C)TG(A/G)TC(T/C/G/A)AC(T/C/G/A)C(G/T)(A/G)TA-3'

The bases in parenthesis indicate the degeneracy at that position. Thesequence in bold was derived from the peptide sequence obtained from theN-terminus of the sulfonylurea receptor. The remaining 5' sequence wasadded to facilitate subcloning. Primer 1 has a HindIII site at the 5'end; Primer 2 was engineered with an EcoRI site at the 5' end. Theseprimers were used in a standard PCR reaction with a random primed cDNAlibrary, constructed in XZAPII using mouse α-cell poly A+ mRNA, astemplate. The following cycle times and temperatures were employed: 94°C. for 10 minutes; 85° C. for 3 minutes, 50° C. for 2 minutes, 72° C.for 5 minutes, 94° C. for 2 minutes,! 50° C. for 2 minutes, 72° C. for 5minutes.

The bracketed conditions were cycled 30 times. From the N-terminalpeptide sequence of the receptor a 47 base pair coding region wasexpected to be amplified plus the 20 base pairs added to the primers tofacilitate cloning yielding an expected 67 base pair product. The 47base pair coding region was predicted to have 14 base pairs that werenot present in the primers. The PCR product obtained was approximately67 base pairs and was restricted with EcoRI and HindIII, subcloned intoM13 and sequenced. The resulting sequence gave the expected 14 basepairs indicating the sequence was derived from the receptor. The 47 basepair oligonucleotide given below was synthesized based on the consensussequence derived from nine M13 clones: 5'TTTTGCGGGACGGAGAATCACTCGGCCGCCTACCGCGTCGACCAAGG-3' (SEQ ID NO: 25). Thisoligonucleotide was used to screen the random primed mouse αTC-cell cDNAlibrary.

A 1.1 kb cDNA was cloned which encoded 28 amino acids obtained frompeptide sequencing. This cDNA fragment was used to screen RIN and HITcell cDNA λ libraries to obtain full sequence.

The nucleotide sequence of a 4635 bp rat receptor cDNA incluldes an openreading frame that encodes a 1498 amino acid protein with a mass of167,834 daltons, larger that predicted by SDS polyacrylamide gelelectrophoresis. Aguilar-Bryan, L., et al., JBC, 1990, 265:8218. Thereis a single insertion of an asparagine at position 742 and a deletion ofa threonine at position 831. The first difference between the hamsterand rat sequences is in the same relative position, 21 residuesC-terminal of the Walker consensus site, as the ΔF508 deletion seen in acommon cystic fibrosis transconductance regulator (CFTR) mutation(Riordan et al. Science 1989 245:1066-1073). In addition to theinsertion and deletion, the first nucleotide binding fold containsapproximately a third (10/33) of all differences between the twospecies.

The mature rat protein, defined by peptide sequencing, begins with aproline following the methionine start site. In the RIN cell receptorsthe adjacent amino acid is a methionine. This is the initiatingmethionine based on the surrounding sequence which is a good fit to theconsensus pattern for initiation, GCC(A/G)CCAUG(G) (SEQ ID NO: 26)(Kozak, M. Cell 1986 44:283), including the strongly conserved A atposition -3. However, in the mouse receptor, an additional 35 aminoacids is found preceding this proline which cannot eliminate thepossibility that some forms of the hamster and rat receptors havesimilar leader sequences. Confirming the chemical sequence, residue 9 inthe mature proteins is an asparagine within a consensus glycosylationsite.

A Blast search of the National Center for Biotechnology Information(NCBI) nucleotide database with the receptor sequence produced matcheswith several members of the P-glycoprotein/multidrug resistance proteinfamily. A similar search with the amino acid sequence indicated thesulfonylurea receptor is a member of the ATP-binding cassettesuperfamily with two putative nucleotide binding domains. Thesulfonylurea receptor sequence revealed 29% similarity, to anATP-binding cassette superfamily member, termed a multidrugresistance-associated protein (MRP), isolated from a small cell lungcarcinoma cell line (H69AR) selected with doxorubicin (Cole et al.Science 1992 258:1650-1654). A cluster analysis of this molecule, dvhuarin the Protein Identification Resource (PIR) database, indicates it isrelated to the leishmania P-glycoprotein-related molecule (Lei/PgpA),the CFTRs (human (Hum/CFTR), bovine (Bov/CFTR), mouse (Mus/CFTR), anddogfish (Squ/CFTR)) (Cole et al. Science 1992 258:1650-1654). A similarresult was obtained for the sulfonylurea receptor with the additionalinclusion of the Xenopus CFTR indicating the receptor is a member ofthis cluster.

The identification of the nucleotide binding domains goes beyond simplyhaving Walker "A" and "B" consensus sequences. The receptor is similarto the 230-240 amino acid nucleotide binding domain(s) described by(Hyde et al. Nature 1990 346:362-365) and database searches findsimilarities to the nucleotide binding fold of ATP-binding proteins. Themore conserved of the two receptor nucleotide binding folds, based onsimilarity with other ATP-binding proteins and the comparison of the ratand hamster sequences, is at the C-terminal end.

RNA Analysis

Northern blot analysis of poly A+ mRNA isolated from RIN, HIT and αTC-6cells, previously shown to have the high affinity receptor by drugbinding and photolabeling studies (Aguilar-Bryan et al J. Cell. Biochem.Suppl. 1994 18A:133) each have an approximately 5000 nucleotidetranscript, see FIG. 3. A preliminary tissue distribution study showsthe same size transcript is present in mouse brain and heart.

Predicted Protein Structure

Sequence similarities indicate the sulfonylurea receptor has twopotential ATP binding folds. The size and additional sequencesimilarities with P-glycoproteins and CFTRs suggest the receptor has asimilar structure. Hydrophobicity (FIG. 4) and hydrophobicity versushydrophobic moment (Eisenberg et al. J. Mol. Biol. 1984 179:125) plotswere used to generate a model for the receptor (FIG. 5). Two constraintswere imposed on the model structure: the glycosylation site is on theexternal face of the membrane and both nucleotide binding domains are onthe internal face. The `classical` ATP-binding cassette superfamilymodel proposes duplication of a unit consisting of six transmembranespanning helices followed by a nucleotide binding domain. Thesulfonylurea receptor differs from this model and has at least ninepotential transmembrane helices before the first nucleotide bindingdomain but only four between the two nucleotide binding domains (FIG.5). The multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) is predicted tohave 8 transmembrane spanning helices (Cole et al. Science 1992258:1650-1654).

Phosphorylation has been implicated in regulation of K_(ATP) channelactivity (Schwanstecher et al. J. Pharmacol. Exper. Ther. 1992262:495-502) and has been proposed to change the affinity of thesulfonylurea receptor for various ligands. There are 21 potentialphosphorylation sites in the receptor sequence; 3 protein Kinase A (pKA)sites and 18 protein kinase C (pKC) sites. The pKA site at 278 ispredicted to be on the external face of the membrane, while those atpositions 1363 and 1417 are in the second nucleotide binding fold. Fourof the pKC sites (positions 151, 200, 304 and 1213) are predicted to beextracellular or in a membrane spanning helix. Seven of the remaining 14are in the nucleotide binding folds (NBF); 4 in NBF-1, and 3 in NBF-2.One of the latter sites, Thr 1297 in the Walker A consensus site, isexpected to alter nucleotide binding if it is accessible forphosphorylation.

Functional Properties, In Vitro Translations

mRNA, transcribed by SP6 RNA polymerase from the rat cDNA subcloned intopGEM4, was translated in vitro. Approximately 0.5 μg of mRNA was heatedto 70° C. for 10 minutes, immediately cooled on ice then added to rabbitreticulocyte lysate (Promega, Madison, Wis.) supplemented withribonuclease inhibitor, an amino acid mixture, and ³⁵ S!methionine. Thereaction mixture was incubated at 30° C. for 60 minutes then aliquotswere subject to electrophoresis on SDS polyacrylamide gels usingstandard protocols. The gels were dried and autoradiographed.

The resulting protein was approximately 137 kDa, indicating the receptorbehaves anonymously on SDS polyacrylamide gels having a faster thanexpected mobility, see FIG. 6A. A similar anomalous behavior has beenreported for CFTRs (Gregory et al. Nature 1990 347:382-386).

Anti-Nucleotide Fold Antibodies Immunoprecipitate the Photolabeled 140kDa Receptor

Antibodies were produced against two fusion proteins containing the twonucleotide binding folds. Fragments of the receptor cDNA were subclonedin frame into pMALc (New England BioLabs, Boston, Mass.) at theC-terminal end of the DNA encoding the maltose binding protein (MBP). Aplasmid expressing the first nucleotide binding fold fused to MBP wasconstructed by restricting pMALc with StuI and SalI and restricting thesulfonylurea receptor cDNA with PvuII plus XhoI. A unique 500 base pairfragment was gel purified from the receptor cDNA digest and subclonedinto pMALc. The construction was verified by sequencing. The receptorsegment expressed is leu708 to leu874. Expression was obtained in E.coli following transformation and induction by isopropylthiogalactosideper the manufacturer's directions. The expressed proteins were found tobe in inclusion bodies which were solubilized in SDS and separated onSDS polyacrylamide gels, see FIG. 6B. The fusion protein waselectroeluted, concentrated, and used as an immunogen. The solubilizedprotein in 200 μg amounts, with complete, or incomplete Freund'sadjuvant, was injected interdermally into rabbits using a standard 2-3week regimen of bleeding and boosting.

Injection of Xenopus Oocytes with Receptor mRNA

mRNA, approximately 50 ng, transcribed as described above, was injectedinto Xenopus oocytes. The injected oocytes were assayed for K+ channelactivity after 1-5 days using both two-electrode and patch clampmethods. New K+ currents in the injected oocytes were not detected.Similarly, co-injection of mRNAs transcribed from cDNAs encoding twosmall inward rectifiers, ROMK1 (Ho et al. Nature 1993 362:31-38) or abrain homolog of IRK1 (Kelly et al. Biophysical J. 1994 66(2):A109)failed to confer sulfonylurea sensitivity on these K+ channels. Theresults suggest that the 140 kDa receptor does not have intrinsic K+channel activity, or that Xenopus oocytes are not an adequate backgroundfor their expression.

Transfection Experiments

The sulfonylurea receptor cDNA has been ligated into eukaryoticexpression vectors containing SV40 virus, adenovirus and cytomegalovirus(CMV) promoters. These plasmids have been transfected into COS cellswhich do not have the high affinity sulfonylurea receptor as determinedby filtration binding and photolabeling studies. To date experimentswith the SV40 plasmid have shown that the transfected cells produce anmRNA of the appropriate size as determined by Northern blots withreceptor cDNA. Metabolic labeling experiments with the SV40 plasmidwhere transfected and non-transfected cells were labeled with ³⁵ !methionine indicate that the transfected, but not the non-transfectedcells, synthesize an appropriate sized protein which can beimmunoprecipitated with the antinucleotide binding fold antibodies. Thelevel of receptor synthesized by COS cells using this promoter has beenlow using SEQ ID NOS: 27 and 28. Expression levels are high using SEQ IDNOS: 4, 5, 7, and 8 from rat and hamster.

Chromosomal localization of the Sulfonylurea Receptor Gene

Chromosomal localization of the Sulfonylurea Receptor (SUR) gene tonormal male human banded chromosomes was determined by utilization ofthe fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique by staining with4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI). A metaphase spread showed the twochromosome 11 homologues which map the SUR cDNA to 11p15.1. Overlappinghuman SUR cDNA plasmids "mid" and "3", totaling 3.8 kb, were labeledwith biotin-14-dATP (GIBCO) and hybridized in situ to standard metaphasespreads from normal male peripheral blood lymphocytes, according to themethods of P. Lichter et al., Science 247, 64 (1990), the disclosure ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Thebiotin-labeled DNA was detected using Fluorescein-Avidin DCS (VectorLaboratories, Burlingame, Calif.). Chromosomes were identified bysimultaneous DAPI staining, which produces a Q-banding pattern. Fifteenmetaphases were analyzed. Digital images were obtained with a cooledcharge-coupled device camera mounted on a standard epifluorescentmicroscope (Axioplan; Zeiss, Thronwood, N.Y.). Images were acquiredusing the software ISee (Inovision Co.) running on a Sun workstation.Fluorescein isothiocyanate and DAPI fluorescence were recordedseparately as gray scale images and then merged using the softwarepackage NIH 1.55 (J. W. Ijdo, E. A. Lindsay, R. A. Wells, A. Baldini,Genomics 14, 1019 (1992)). Eighty-five per cent of metaphases analyzedshowed specific hybridization signal on both chromatids of the twochromosomes 11 at 11p15.1.

Partial cDNA clones, comprising 3.8 kb of coding sequence of the humanhomologue of SUR, were obtained from a human pancreatic cDNA library(provided by Graeme Bell, University of Chicago, and commerciallibraries of Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif. and Invitrogen, San Diego,Calif.). The library was produced in lambda gt10 phage (Bell RINlibrary) and screened with a 2294 bp hamster cDNA probe encoded by SEQID NO: 30.

The protocol for making the library is provided by Sambrook et al.,supra. Poly A+ mRNA was isolated using an oligo dT column. Poly A+ mRNAwas incubated with oligo dT and random hexamers plus reversetranscriptase (such as MMLV RT from Promega, Stratagene or NEBL) anddNTPs to produce single strand cDNA. The single strand cDNA is treatedwith E. coli DNA polymerase, RNAseH and dNTPs, then ligated to linkersthat have EcoRI sites to produce double stranded DNA. The final productis restricted with EcoRI and ligated, using T4 DNA ligase, into lambdaphage DNA that has been similarly restricted and dephosphorylated withalkaline phosphatase to prevent self ligation. The ligated product ispackaged into phage using commercially available packaging extracts.

Screening involved plating and hybridizing at 55° C. or 65° C. in 5× or6×SSC (according to the methods of Sambrook, et al.). 55° C. was usedfor cross species screens and 65° C. was employed for the same species.Two washes were carried out at room temperature using 2×SSC, then one atthe hybridization temperature of 65° C. using 0.1×SSC.

Hybridizations and washes were done at reduced stringency (55° C.) usingmethods according to F. M. Ausubel et al., Current Protocols inMolecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates, Inc, New York, N.Y.,1989), Chap. 6, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. Subsequent screening was done at higherstringency (65° C.), using a human cDNA of SEQ ID NO: 31 obtained fromthe first screen as a probe.

Characterization of these cDNA clones by sequence analysis revealed anoverall homology of 95% with the rat SUR gene. A specific hybridizationsignal was detected at the band 11p15.1 in 85% of metaphases on bothchromatids of the two chromosomes 11.

Detection of Sulfonylurea Receptor Mutations in PHHI AffectedIndividuals

Mutational analysis was performed on samples from 16 affected progeny ofnine consanguineous matings. In each case, diagnosis of PHHI was basedon criteria established by A. Aynsley-Green et al., supra., thedisclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.The parents in six families were first cousins, in two families secondcousins, and in one family more distantly related. Eight families wereof Saudi Arabian origin, recruited from the patient population of theArabian American Oil Company Hospital Medical Services Organization,after institutional approval was received, and one was of Germanicorigin. Family labels follow the form of Thomas et al., supra.

Studies indicated that no major insertions or deletions of the SUR locushad occurred in three of the families. The first region evaluated, bydirect sequence analysis, was the second nucleotide binding fold (NBF-2)of the human SUR homologue (FIG. 7). This is the most highly conservedregion of the SUR gene, and in other superfamily members it, as well asNBF-1, has functional importance for control of channel activity throughinteraction with cytosolic nucleotides. S. C. Hyde, Nature 346, 362(1990) and M. J. Weish, A. E. Smith, Cell 73, 1251 (1993).

To obtain this genomic structure, a normal human lymphocyte genomicbacteriophage library (provided by Mary Beth Humphrey, Baylor College ofMedicine) was screened, using standard methods according to F. M.Ausubel et al., supra., with a human partial SUR cDNA probe of SEQ IDNO: 31 (cDNA probe, "3prime").

The human genomic library was made in lambda FIX using materialssupplied by Stratagene, Inc. Briefly, genomic DNA was partially digestedwith Sau3A, the fragments were precipitated with ethanol, resuspendedwith precut lambda FIX DNA which has compatible ends, ligated with T4DNA ligase and packaged and screened.

Hybridizations and washes were done at reduced stringency (55° C.) usingmethods according to F. M. Ausubel et al., Current Protocols inMolecular Biology (Greene Publishing Associates, Inc, New York, N.Y.,1989), Chap. 6, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. The library was screened with a 1.2 kbhamster cDNA probe of SEQ ID NO: 32, which spans the SUR NBF2 sequence.Subsequent screening was done at higher stringency (65° C.), using ahuman cDNA for example, using SEQ ID NO: 31 as a probe.

Screening involved plating and hybridizing at 55° C. or 65° C. in 5× or6×SSC (according to the methods of Sambrook, et al.) . 55° C. was usedfor cross species screens and 65° C. was employed for the same species.Two washes were carried out at room temperature using 2×SSC, then one atthe hybridization temperature of 65° C. using 0.1×SSC.

Inserts in the bacteriophage clone λG4 were subcloned into pBluescript11 (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.). Plasmids were purified using standardcesium chloride purified methods, restricted using the appropriatedesired enzyme(s). The fragments were purified by electrophoresis on lowmelt agarose and cut out of the gel. A 1-to-5 microliter aliquot of thedesired fragment and 1 microgram of the appropriately restricted plasmidcarrying a selectable ampicillin resistance marker (such as pBluescriptfrom Stratagene, Inc.) were melted at 65° C., mixed and diluted to 20microliters with a buffer containing T4 DNA ligase and ATP, thenincubated for 4-18 hours before transforming into E. coli and selectingon ampicillin plates.

Exon-intron boundaries were defined by comparing the nucleotidesequences of the human SUR gene and cDNA, which were obtained using thedideoxy chain termination method (Sequenase; U.S. Biochemicals,Cleveland, Ohio).

Because of the consanguineous matings and autosomal recessiveinheritance pattern of this disorder, affected individuals are expectedto be homozygous by descent at the disease gene locus. E. S. Lander andD. Botstein, Science 236, 1567 (1987), the disclosure of which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety. Direct sequencing of apancreatic cDNA product, isolated from an affected child of Family 6,revealed a 109 bp deletion within the NBF-2 region which corresponded toskipping of an exon resulting in a cDNA product of about 2190 bp inlength using primers of SEQ ID NOS: 16 and 17 as compared to mRNA ofabout 2080 bp in length. The effects of this skipping event are severeand include production of a frameshift, premature truncation of theprotein due to inclusion of a stop 24 codons later, and disruption ofthe NBF-2 (FIGS. 8A and 8B). The splice sites of the skipped exon wereevaluated at the genomic DNA level and a homozygous G to A pointmutation, located within the 5' splice site at the last base of theskipped exon, was found (FIG. 8C). A recognition site for therestriction endonuclease MspI is destroyed by this base change,providing a means to confirm and test for the presence of the mutation.mRNA was directly isolated using Oligotex (Qiagen Inc., Studio City,Calif.) from a fresh-frozen pancreatic tissue sample and reversetranscribed (RT), using random primers (Invitrogen, San Diego,California), with Superscript 11 (GIBCO-BRL) into cDNA. For cloning ofthe NBF-2 region, an initial PCR amplification with 19 (primer 22(located 5' of 17)) and 15 (primer 29) was followed by a secondamplification of a portion of the reaction with SEQ ID NOS: 13 (primer17) and 15 (primer 29) using conditions described by P. M. Thomas, G. J.Cote, D. M. Hallman, P. M. Mathew, Am. J. Hum. Genet., in press, supra.

PCR products were amplified using hybridization at 60° C. for 1 minute,elongated at 72° C. for 1 minute and denatured at 93° C. for 1 minutefor thirty cycles. Hybridization may be carried out at temperatures ofbetween about 55° C to about 65° C. The amplified product was clonedinto pCR 11™ vector (Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif.) and sequenced, asabove. pCR 11™ vector is set forth in FIG. 10. For detection of themutation in genomic fragments, 100 ng of genomic DNA was amplified usingSEQ ID NOS: 14 and 16, primers 28 and 29B, as above except in thepresence of PCR buffer N (Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif.), and eitherdirectly PCR sequenced according to the methods of S. Khorana, R. F.Gagel, G. J. Cote, Nucleic Acids Res. 22, 3425 (1994), the disclosure ofwhich is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, or cutwith 5 U of Mspl (GIBCO-BRL) at 37° C. for 2 hours and run on a 10%polyacrylamide gel. Visualization of products was by silver staining.Both affected children of Family 6 were homozygous, while the parentsand two unaffected siblings were found to be heterozygous, for themutation (FIG. 8D). Preliminary semiquantitative analysis revealedmarkedly decreased expression of the mutant SUR message upon comparisonof patient and age-matched normal control pancreatic samples, suggestinginstability of the mutant message.

Thirteen additional affected children, from six families of SaudiArabian origin and one family of German origin, were found to behomozygous for this mutation, as demonstrated by loss of the Msplrestriction enzyme recognition site. In all families, homozygous loss ofthe Mspl site cosegregated with disease phenotype, and in Families 1-3and 5 genotype analysis for this mutation agreed with previouslyreported haplotype data, P. M. Thomas, G. J. Cote, D. M. Hallman, P. M.Mathew, Am. J. Hum. Genet., in press, supra. Direct sequencing ofPCR-amplified genomic DNA from a representative affected member of eachfamily determined that all exhibited the homozygous G to A mutation.

Family 4 demonstrated a unique mutation in the 3' splice site sequencepreceding the start of the NBF-2 (FIG. 9A). This G to A mutationdestroys an Ncil restriction endonuclease site and homozygous loss ofthis site cosegregated with disease phenotype within the family. Again,genotype analysis of the members of this family supported previouslyreported haplotype data, P. M. Thomas, G. J. Cote, D. M. Hallman, P. M.Mathew, Am. J. Hum. Genet., in press, supra.; both parents areheterozygotes for the mutation and the unaffected sibling is homozygousfor the wild type allele (FIG. 9B). Since a pancreatic tissue samplefrom an affected individual in Family 4 was unavailable and we wereunable to recover the SUR message from transformed lymphocytes, achimeric construct was created to examine the effects of this mutationon the RNA splicing pathways according to the methods of R. Takahashi,et al., Nature Genet. 7, 79 (1994); I. Satokata, et al., Proc, Natl.Acad. Sci. 87 9908 (1990); H. Lou, G. J. Cote, R. F. Gagel, Mol. Endo.8, 1618 (1994), the disclosure of each hereby incorporated by referencein its entirety.

Genomic DNA from affected and normal individuals was PCR-amplified usingthe SEQ ID NOS: 12 and 18 and cloned into pRSVhMT2A. Constructs weretransfected into the human glioblastoma cell line SNB 19 usingLIPOFECTAMINE™, transfection reagent, (Gibco-BRL, Gaithersburg, Md.).RT-PCR analysis was performed, with SEQ ID NOS:12 (primer 16) and 19(primer DS8), as described by H. Lou, G. J. Cote, R. F. Gagel, Mol.Endo. 8, 1618 (1994), the disclosure of which is incorporated herein byreference in its entirety. The plasmids and their cDNA products weresequenced with SEQ ID NO: 17 (primer 34al). Genomic DNA fragments werePCR-amplified with SEQ ID NOS: 17 and 12 (primers 34al and 16) anddigested with Ncil, as in FIG. 8. With the construct containing themutation, no wild type splicing pattern occurred. Instead, use of threecryptic 3' splice sites was demonstrated resulting in a 7 bp addition, a20 bp deletion, and a 30 bp deletion in the exon (FIG. 9D). A similarintronic 3' splice acceptor mutation, described in the disorder21-hydroxylase deficiency, also resulted in lack of the wild typesplicing pattern, produced several cryptic splice products, andabolished normal protein activity. Y. Higashi, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci., USA 85, 7486 (1988), the disclosure of which is incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety.

All PCR products prepared from genomic DNA of 100 normal, unrelatedindividuals showed normal Mspi and Ncil restriction patterns, indicatingthat neither mutation is a common polymorphism. The data presentedprovides evidence that mutations in the SUR gene cause familialpersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.

Various modifications of the invention in addition to those shown anddescribed herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art from theforegoing description. Such modifications are also intended to fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

    __________________________________________________________________________    SEQUENCE LISTING    (1) GENERAL INFORMATION:    (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 49    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 1308 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:    GGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGATGACACCACCCAGCTTCCACTTCTCTCACACTTTGCCGAAAC60    CGTAGAAGGACTCACCACCATCCGGGCCTTCAGGTATGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCT120    TCTCGAATACACAGACTCCAACAACATTGCTTCCCTCTTCCTCACAGCTGCCAACAGATG180    GCTGGAAGTCCGAATGGAGTACATCGGTGCATGTGTGGTGCTCATCGCAGCGGTGACCTC240    CATCTCCAACTCCCTGCACAGGGAGCTCTCTGCTGGCCTGGTGGGCCTGGGCCTTACCTA300    CGCCCTAATGGTCTCCAACTACCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCAGACATGGAGCT360    CCAGCTGGGGGCTGTGAAGCGCATCCATGGGCTCCTGAAAACCGAGGCAGAGAGCTACGA420    GGGACTCCTGGCACCATCGCTGATCCCAAAGAACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAGAT480    CCAGAACCTGAGCGTGCGCTACGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCGGTGCTGAAGCACGTCAATGC540    CCTCATCTCCCCTGGACAGAAGATCGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACCGGCAGTGGGAAGTCCTC600    CTTCTCTCTTGCCTTCTTCCGCATGGTGGACACGTTCGAAGGGCACATCATCATTGATGG660    CATTGACATCGCCAAACTGCCGCTGCACACCCTGCGCTCACGCCTCTCCATCATCCTGCA720    GGACCCCGTCCTCTTCAGCGGCACCATCCGATTTAACCTGGACCCTGAGAGGAAGTGCTC780    AGATAGCACACTGTGGGAGGCCCTGGAAATCGCCCAGCTGAAGCTGGTGGTGAAGGCACT840    GCCAGGAGGCCTCGATGCCATCATCACAGAAGGCGGGGAGAATTTCAGCCAGGGACAGAG900    GCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCCCGGGCCTTCGTGAGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGACGA960    GGCCACGGCTTCCATTGACATGGCCACGGAAAACATCCTCCAAAAGGTGGTGATGACAGC1020    CTTCGCAGACCGCACTGTGGTCACCATCGCGCATCGAGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCAGA1080    CCTGGTGATCGTCCTGAAGCGGGGTGCCATCCTTGAGTTCGATAAGCCAGAGAAGCTGCT1140    CAGCCGGAAGGACAGCGTCTTCGCCTCCTTCGTCCGTGCAGACAAGTGACCTGCCAGAGC1200    CCAAGTGCCATCCCACATTCGGACCCTGCCCATACCCCTGCCTGGGTTTTCTAACTGTAA1260    ATCACTTGTAAATAAATAGATTTGATTATTTCCTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1308    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 1308 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (ix) FEATURE:    (A) NAME/KEY: CDS    (B) LOCATION: 2..1186    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:    GGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGATGACACCACCCAGCTTCCACTTCTCTCA46    AspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeuLeuSer    151015    CACTTTGCCGAAACCGTAGAAGGACTCACCACCATCCGGGCCTTCAGG94    HisPheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAlaPheArg    202530    TATGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCTTCTCGAATACACAGACTCCAAC142    TyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAspSerAsn    354045    AACATTGCTTCCCTCTTCCTCACAGCTGCCAACAGATGGCTGGAAGTC190    AsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeuGluVal    505560    CGAATGGAGTACATCGGTGCATGTGTGGTGCTCATCGCAGCGGTGACC238    ArgMetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAlaValThr    657075    TCCATCTCCAACTCCCTGCACAGGGAGCTCTCTGCTGGCCTGGTGGGC286    SerIleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeuValGly    80859095    CTGGGCCTTACCTACGCCCTAATGGTCTCCAACTACCTCAACTGGATG334    LeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetValSerAsnTyrLeuAsnTrpMet    100105110    GTGAGGAACCTGGCAGACATGGAGCTCCAGCTGGGGGCTGTGAAGCGC382    ValArgAsnLeuAlaAspMetGluLeuGlnLeuGlyAlaValLysArg    115120125    ATCCATGGGCTCCTGAAAACCGAGGCAGAGAGCTACGAGGGACTCCTG430    IleHisGlyLeuLeuLysThrGluAlaGluSerTyrGluGlyLeuLeu    130135140    GCACCATCGCTGATCCCAAAGAACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAG478    AlaProSerLeuIleProLysAsnTrpProAspGlnGlyLysIleGln    145150155    ATCCAGAACCTGAGCGTGCGCTACGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCGGTGCTG526    IleGlnAsnLeuSerValArgTyrAspSerSerLeuLysProValLeu    160165170175    AAGCACGTCAATGCCCTCATCTCCCCTGGACAGAAGATCGGGATCTGC574    LysHisValAsnAlaLeuIleSerProGlyGlnLysIleGlyIleCys    180185190    GGCCGCACCGGCAGTGGGAAGTCCTCCTTCTCTCTTGCCTTCTTCCGC622    GlyArgThrGlySerGlyLysSerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhePheArg    195200205    ATGGTGGACACGTTCGAAGGGCACATCATCATTGATGGCATTGACATC670    MetValAspThrPheGluGlyHisIleIleIleAspGlyIleAspIle    210215220    GCCAAACTGCCGCTGCACACCCTGCGCTCACGCCTCTCCATCATCCTG718    AlaLysLeuProLeuHisThrLeuArgSerArgLeuSerIleIleLeu    225230235    CAGGACCCCGTCCTCTTCAGCGGCACCATCCGATTTAACCTGGACCCT766    GlnAspProValLeuPheSerGlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeuAspPro    240245250255    GAGAGGAAGTGCTCAGATAGCACACTGTGGGAGGCCCTGGAAATCGCC814    GluArgLysCysSerAspSerThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAla    260265270    CAGCTGAAGCTGGTGGTGAAGGCACTGCCAGGAGGCCTCGATGCCATC862    GlnLeuLysLeuValValLysAlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIle    275280285    ATCACAGAAGGCGGGGAGAATTTCAGCCAGGGACAGAGGCAGCTGTTC910    IleThrGluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPhe    290295300    TGCCTGGCCCGGGCCTTCGTGAGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGAC958    CysLeuAlaArgAlaPheValArgLysThrSerIlePheIleMetAsp    305310315    GAGGCCACGGCTTCCATTGACATGGCCACGGAAAACATCCTCCAAAAG1006    GluAlaThrAlaSerIleAspMetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLys    320325330335    GTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCAGACCGCACTGTGGTCACCATCGCGCAT1054    ValValMetThrAlaPheAlaAspArgThrValValThrIleAlaHis    340345350    CGAGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCAGACCTGGTGATCGTCCTGAAGCGG1102    ArgValHisThrIleLeuSerAlaAspLeuValIleValLeuLysArg    355360365    GGTGCCATCCTTGAGTTCGATAAGCCAGAGAAGCTGCTCAGCCGGAAG1150    GlyAlaIleLeuGluPheAspLysProGluLysLeuLeuSerArgLys    370375380    GACAGCGTCTTCGCCTCCTTCGTCCGTGCAGACAAGTGACCTGCCA1196    AspSerValPheAlaSerPheValArgAlaAspLys    385390395    GAGCCCAAGTGCCATCCCACATTCGGACCCTGCCCATACCCCTGCCTGGGTTTTCTAACT1256    GTAAATCACTTGTAAATAAATAGATTTGATTATTTCCTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1308    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 395 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:    AspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeuLeuSerHis    151015    PheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAlaPheArgTyr    202530    GluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAspSerAsnAsn    354045    IleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeuGluValArg    505560    MetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAlaValThrSer    65707580    IleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeuValGlyLeu    859095    GlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetValSerAsnTyrLeuAsnTrpMetVal    100105110    ArgAsnLeuAlaAspMetGluLeuGlnLeuGlyAlaValLysArgIle    115120125    HisGlyLeuLeuLysThrGluAlaGluSerTyrGluGlyLeuLeuAla    130135140    ProSerLeuIleProLysAsnTrpProAspGlnGlyLysIleGlnIle    145150155160    GlnAsnLeuSerValArgTyrAspSerSerLeuLysProValLeuLys    165170175    HisValAsnAlaLeuIleSerProGlyGlnLysIleGlyIleCysGly    180185190    ArgThrGlySerGlyLysSerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhePheArgMet    195200205    ValAspThrPheGluGlyHisIleIleIleAspGlyIleAspIleAla    210215220    LysLeuProLeuHisThrLeuArgSerArgLeuSerIleIleLeuGln    225230235240    AspProValLeuPheSerGlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeuAspProGlu    245250255    ArgLysCysSerAspSerThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAlaGln    260265270    LeuLysLeuValValLysAlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIleIle    275280285    ThrGluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPheCys    290295300    LeuAlaArgAlaPheValArgLysThrSerIlePheIleMetAspGlu    305310315320    AlaThrAlaSerIleAspMetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLysVal    325330335    ValMetThrAlaPheAlaAspArgThrValValThrIleAlaHisArg    340345350    ValHisThrIleLeuSerAlaAspLeuValIleValLeuLysArgGly    355360365    AlaIleLeuGluPheAspLysProGluLysLeuLeuSerArgLysAsp    370375380    SerValPheAlaSerPheValArgAlaAspLys    385390395    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 5110 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:    CCCTTGTGACAGGTCAGTCTTACGAGAATATGGTAACTGAGATCATGTCAATGGGCTATG60    AACGAGAACAAGTAATTGCAGCCCTGAGAGCCAGCTTCAACAACCCTGATAGAGCTGTGG120    AATATCTTCTAATGGGAATCCCTGGAGACTGAGGAGTTCCAGTACTCACAGCCTGTGGAG180    GAGGATCAACCACGGCCTGACTTTCGCGGCCGCCGCGGGAGGCGCGCGGAGCCGGAGCCG240    AGCCCGTGCGCGCGCCACCATGCCTTTGGCCTTCTGCGGCACCGAGAACCACTCGGCCGC300    CTACCGGGTGGACCAAGGCGTCCTCAACAACGGCTGCTTCGTGGACGCGCTCAATGTGGT360    GCCACATGTCTTTCTGCTCTTCATCACCTTCCCCATCCTCTTCATCGGATGGGGCAGCCA420    GAGCTCCAAGGTGCACATTCACCACAGCACCTGGCTCCATTTCCCGGGGCACAACCTGCG480    CTGGATCCTGACCTTCATACTGCTCTTCGTCCTCGTGTGTGAGATCGCTGAGGGTATCCT540    GTCTGACGGGGTGACAGAATCCCGCCACCTCCACTTATACATGCCAGCTGGGATGGCATT600    CATGGCTGCCATCACCTCTGTGGTCTACTACCATAACATTGAGACCTCTAACTTTCCCAA660    GCTGCTGATTGCTCTGCTCATCTACTGGACCCTGGCCTTCATCACGAAGACCATCAAGTT720    CGTCAAGTTCTACGACCACGCCATTGGCTTCTCTCAGCTGCGCTTCTGCCTCACGGGGCT780    TCTGGTGATCCTCTACGGGATGCTGCTGCTTGTGGAGGTCAATGTCATCCGGGTGAGGAG840    ATACGTCTTCTTCAAGACACCAAGGGAAGTAAAGCCCCCCGAGGACCTACAGGACCTGGG900    TGTGCGCTTTCTGCAGCCCTTCGTTAACCTGCTATCAAAGGGGACCTACTGGTGGATGAA960    TGCCTTCATCAAGACTGCTCACAAGAAGCCCATCGACCTGCGGGCCATCGGGAAGCTGCC1020    CATTGCCATGAGAGCCCTCACCAACTACCAGCGACTCTGCTTGGCCTTCGATGCCCAGGC1080    GCGGAAGGACACACAGAGCCAGCAGGGTGCCCGGGCCATCTGGAGGGCTCTCTGTCATGC1140    CTTTGGGAGACGGCTGGTCCTCAGCAGCACATTCCGTATCCTGGCCGACCTCCTGGGCTT1200    TGCTGGGCCACTCTGCATCTTCGGGATCGTGGACCACCTCGGGAAGGAGAACCACGTCTT1260    CCAGCCCAAGACACAGTTTCTTGGAGTTTACTTTGTCTCATCCCAAGAGTTCCTCGGCAA1320    TGCCTATGTCTTGGCTGTTCTTCTGTTCCTTGCCCTCCTGCTGCAAAGGACCTTTCTACA1380    AGCCTCGTACTACGTTGCCATTGAAACTGGGATCAACCTGAGAGGAGCAATCCAGACCAA1440    GATTTACAATAAGATCATGCACTTGTCTACTTCCAACCTGTCCATGGGGGAAATGACTGC1500    TGGGCAGATCTGCAACCTGGTGGCCATCGACACCAACCAGCTCATGTGGTTTTTCTTCTT1560    ATGCCCAAACCTCTGGGCTATGCCGGTACAGATCATTGTGGGCGTGATCCTCCTCTACTA1620    CATCCTTGGGGTCAGCGCCTTGATTGGAGCGGCTGTCATCATTCTGCTGGCTCCTGTACA1680    GTACTTTGTGGCCACCAAGCTGTCCCAGGCACAGCGGACGACCCTGGAATATTCCAATGA1740    GAGGCTGAAGCAGACCAATGAGATGCTCCGGGGCATCAAGTTGCTCAAGCTCTATGCGTG1800    GGAGAACATCTTCTGCTCCAGGGTGGAGAAGACACGCAGGAAGGAAATGACCAGCCTCAG1860    GGCCTTCGCTGTCTACACCTCCATCTCCATCTTCATGAACACAGCTATCCCCATCGCTGC1920    TGTCCTCATCACCTTCGTGGGCCACGTCAGCTTCTTCAAAGAGTCGGACTTCTCGCCCTC1980    GGTGGCCTTTGCCTCTCTCTCTCTCTTCCACATCCTGGTCACACCGCTGTTCCTGCTGTC2040    TAGTGTGGTTCGGTCCACTGTCAAGGCCCTGGTGAGCGTGCAAAAGCTGAGTGAGTTCCT2100    GTCCAGTGCAGAGATCCGTGAGGAACAGTGTGCCCCCCGAGAGCCCGCACCCCAAGGCCA2160    AGCGGGCAAGTACCAGGCGGTGCCCCTCAAGGTCGTAAACCGCAAGCGCCCAGCCCGAGA2220    AGAAGTCCGGGACCTCTTGGGCCCACTGCAGAGGCTGACTCCCAGCACGGATGGAGACGC2280    TGACAACTTCTGTGTCCAGATCATCGGAGGCTTCTTCACCTGGACCCCTGATGGAATCCC2340    CACCCTGTCCAACATCACCATCCGTATCCCCCGAGGTCAGCTGACCATGATCGTGGGGCA2400    GGTGGGCTGTGGCAAGTCCTCGCTCCTTCTGGCCACCCTGGGGGAGATGCAGAAGGTCTC2460    TGGAGCTGTCTTCTGGAACAGCCTTCCAGACAGCGAGGGGAGAAGACCCCAGCAACCCAG2520    AGCGGGAGACAGCGGCCGATTCGGATGCCAGGAGCAGAGGCCCTGTGGCTACGCATCTCA2580    GAAACCATGGCTGCTAAATGCCACTGTGGAGGAGAACATCACCTTCGAGAGTCCCTTCAA2640    TAAGCAACGGTACAAGATGGTCATCGAAGCCTGCTCCCTGCAGCCAGACATAGACATCCT2700    GCCCCATGGAGACCAGACTCAGATTGGGGAACGAGGCATCAACTTGAGTACTGGTGGTCA2760    GCGTCCAGATCAGTGTAGACCCGAGCCCTCTACCAGCACACCAATGATTGTCTTTTTGGA2820    TGACCCTTTCTCGGCTCTGGATGTCCATCTGAGTGACCACCTAATGCAGGCTGGCATCCT2880    CGAGCTGCTCCGGGATGACAAGAGGACAGTGGTCTTGGTGACCCACAAGCTACAGTACCT2940    GCCTCATGCTGACTGGATCATTGCTATGAAGGATGGCACCATTCAGAGGGAGGGGACACT3000    CAAGGACTTCCAGAGGTCTGAGTGCCAGCTCTTTGAGCATTGGAAGACCCTCATGAACCG3060    GCAGGACCAAGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGACAGTCATGGAGAGAAAAGCCCCAGAGCCATCTCA3120    GGGCCTGCCCCGTGCCATGTCCTCAAGAGATGGCCTTCTGCTGGATGAGGATGAGGAGGA3180    AGAGGAGGCAGCCGAGAGCGAGGAAGATGACAACTTATCCTCTGTGCTGCATCAGCGAGC3240    CAAGATCCCATGGCGAGCCTGCACCAAGTATTTGTCCTCTGCTGGCATCCTGCTCCTGTC3300    CCTGCTTGTCTTCTCCCAGCTGCTCAAGCACATGGTCTTGGTGGCCATTGACTACTGGCT3360    GGCCAAGTGGACGGACAGTGCCCTGGTCCTGAGCCCCGCCGCCAGGAACTGCTCCCTCAG3420    CCAGGAATGTGCCCTGGACCAATCTGTCTATGCCATGGTATTCACCGTGCTCTGCAGCCT3480    GGGTATCGCGCTGTGCCTTGTCACCTCTGTCACTGTGGAGTGGACGGGACTGAAGGTGGC3540    CAAGAGGCTGCATCGCAGCCTGCTCAACCGTATCATCCTGGCTCCCATGAGGTTCTTTGA3600    GACCACGCCCCTGGGGAGTATCCTGAACAGATTTTCATCTGACTGTAACACCATTGACCA3660    GCATATCCCGTCCACGCTGGAGTGCCTGAGCAGATCCACCTTACTCTGTGTCTCCGCCCT3720    GGCTGTCATCTCCTACGTCACGCCTGTGTTCCTAGTGGCCCTCTTACCCCTCGCCGTCGT3780    GTGCTACTTCATCCAGAAGTACTTCCGAGTGGCGTCCAGGGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGACGA3840    CACAACACAGCTCCCTCTGCTCTCACACTTTGCTGAAACTGTGGAAGGACTCACCACCAT3900    CCGTGCCTTCAGGTACGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCTCCTAGAGTACACCGACTCCAA3960    CAACATTGCCTCTCTCTTCCTCACAGCAGCCAACAGGTGGCTGGAAGTCCGCATGGAGTA4020    CATCGGAGCATGCGTGGTACTCATCGCCGCTGCCACCTCCATCTCCAACTCCCTACACAG4080    GGAGCTCTCAGCCGGCCTAGTAGGCCTGGGCCTCACCTATGCCTTGATGGTCTCCAACTA4140    CCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCAGACATGGAGATCCAACTGGGAGCTGTGAAGGG4200    TATCCACACACTCCTGAAAACTGAGGCAGAGAGCTATGAGGGGCTCCTGGCACCATCGCT4260    GATCCCCAAGAACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAAATTCAAAACCTGAGTGTACGCTA4320    TGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCCGTGCTGAAGCACGTCAACGCCCTCATCTCCCCAGGACAGAA4380    GATTGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACAGGCAGTGGAAAATCCTCCTTCTCTCTCGCCTTTTTCCG4440    AATGGTGGATATGTTTGAAGGGCGTATCATCATCGATGGCATTGACATCGCCAAGCTGCC4500    GCTGCACACGCTCGGCTCACGCCTGTCTATCATCCTACAGGACCCTGTTCTCTTCAGTGG4560    TACCATCAGATTCAACCTGGACCCAGAGAAGAAATGCTCAGACAGCACGCTGTGGGAGGC4620    TCTGGAGATCGCTCAGCTGAAGCTGGTGGTGAAGGCCCTGCCAGGAGGCCTGGATGCCAT4680    CATCACGGAAGGAGGGGAGAATTTTAGCCAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCCCG4740    GGCCTTTGTGAGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGATGAAGCAACTGCCTCCATCGACAT4800    GGCTACGGAAAATATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCAGACCGCACCGTGGT4860    CACCATCGCGCACCGCGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCAGACCTAGTGATGGTCCTGAAGAG4920    GGGCGCGATCCTGGAGTTCGACAAGCCGGAAAAGCTTCTCAGCCAGAAGGACAGCGTCTT4980    TGCCTCCTTTGTCCGCGCGGACAAATGACCAGCCAGCGCCAAAGTGCCACCCCACACCTC5040    ACCTGCTTGCCATGGATTTCTTACTGTAAATCACTTGTAAATAAAGAAACTAATTCTTTG5100    CTAAAAAAAA5110    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 5110 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (ix) FEATURE:    (A) NAME/KEY: CDS    (B) LOCATION: 260..5004    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:    CCCTTGTGACAGGTCAGTCTTACGAGAATATGGTAACTGAGATCATGTCAATGGGCTATG60    AACGAGAACAAGTAATTGCAGCCCTGAGAGCCAGCTTCAACAACCCTGATAGAGCTGTGG120    AATATCTTCTAATGGGAATCCCTGGAGACTGAGGAGTTCCAGTACTCACAGCCTGTGGAG180    GAGGATCAACCACGGCCTGACTTTCGCGGCCGCCGCGGGAGGCGCGCGGAGCCGGAGCCG240    AGCCCGTGCGCGCGCCACCATGCCTTTGGCCTTCTGCGGCACCGAGAACCAC292    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluAsnHis    1510    TCGGCCGCCTACCGGGTGGACCAAGGCGTCCTCAACAACGGCTGCTTC340    SerAlaAlaTyrArgValAspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCysPhe    152025    GTGGACGCGCTCAATGTGGTGCCACATGTCTTTCTGCTCTTCATCACC388    ValAspAlaLeuAsnValValProHisValPheLeuLeuPheIleThr    303540    TTCCCCATCCTCTTCATCGGATGGGGCAGCCAGAGCTCCAAGGTGCAC436    PheProIleLeuPheIleGlyTrpGlySerGlnSerSerLysValHis    455055    ATTCACCACAGCACCTGGCTCCATTTCCCGGGGCACAACCTGCGCTGG484    IleHisHisSerThrTrpLeuHisPheProGlyHisAsnLeuArgTrp    60657075    ATCCTGACCTTCATACTGCTCTTCGTCCTCGTGTGTGAGATCGCTGAG532    IleLeuThrPheIleLeuLeuPheValLeuValCysGluIleAlaGlu    808590    GGTATCCTGTCTGACGGGGTGACAGAATCCCGCCACCTCCACTTATAC580    GlyIleLeuSerAspGlyValThrGluSerArgHisLeuHisLeuTyr    95100105    ATGCCAGCTGGGATGGCATTCATGGCTGCCATCACCTCTGTGGTCTAC628    MetProAlaGlyMetAlaPheMetAlaAlaIleThrSerValValTyr    110115120    TACCATAACATTGAGACCTCTAACTTTCCCAAGCTGCTGATTGCTCTG676    TyrHisAsnIleGluThrSerAsnPheProLysLeuLeuIleAlaLeu    125130135    CTCATCTACTGGACCCTGGCCTTCATCACGAAGACCATCAAGTTCGTC724    LeuIleTyrTrpThrLeuAlaPheIleThrLysThrIleLysPheVal    140145150155    AAGTTCTACGACCACGCCATTGGCTTCTCTCAGCTGCGCTTCTGCCTC772    LysPheTyrAspHisAlaIleGlyPheSerGlnLeuArgPheCysLeu    160165170    ACGGGGCTTCTGGTGATCCTCTACGGGATGCTGCTGCTTGTGGAGGTC820    ThrGlyLeuLeuValIleLeuTyrGlyMetLeuLeuLeuValGluVal    175180185    AATGTCATCCGGGTGAGGAGATACGTCTTCTTCAAGACACCAAGGGAA868    AsnValIleArgValArgArgTyrValPhePheLysThrProArgGlu    190195200    GTAAAGCCCCCCGAGGACCTACAGGACCTGGGTGTGCGCTTTCTGCAG916    ValLysProProGluAspLeuGlnAspLeuGlyValArgPheLeuGln    205210215    CCCTTCGTTAACCTGCTATCAAAGGGGACCTACTGGTGGATGAATGCC964    ProPheValAsnLeuLeuSerLysGlyThrTyrTrpTrpMetAsnAla    220225230235    TTCATCAAGACTGCTCACAAGAAGCCCATCGACCTGCGGGCCATCGGG1012    PheIleLysThrAlaHisLysLysProIleAspLeuArgAlaIleGly    240245250    AAGCTGCCCATTGCCATGAGAGCCCTCACCAACTACCAGCGACTCTGC1060    LysLeuProIleAlaMetArgAlaLeuThrAsnTyrGlnArgLeuCys    255260265    TTGGCCTTCGATGCCCAGGCGCGGAAGGACACACAGAGCCAGCAGGGT1108    LeuAlaPheAspAlaGlnAlaArgLysAspThrGlnSerGlnGlnGly    270275280    GCCCGGGCCATCTGGAGGGCTCTCTGTCATGCCTTTGGGAGACGGCTG1156    AlaArgAlaIleTrpArgAlaLeuCysHisAlaPheGlyArgArgLeu    285290295    GTCCTCAGCAGCACATTCCGTATCCTGGCCGACCTCCTGGGCTTTGCT1204    ValLeuSerSerThrPheArgIleLeuAlaAspLeuLeuGlyPheAla    300305310315    GGGCCACTCTGCATCTTCGGGATCGTGGACCACCTCGGGAAGGAGAAC1252    GlyProLeuCysIlePheGlyIleValAspHisLeuGlyLysGluAsn    320325330    CACGTCTTCCAGCCCAAGACACAGTTTCTTGGAGTTTACTTTGTCTCA1300    HisValPheGlnProLysThrGlnPheLeuGlyValTyrPheValSer    335340345    TCCCAAGAGTTCCTCGGCAATGCCTATGTCTTGGCTGTTCTTCTGTTC1348    SerGlnGluPheLeuGlyAsnAlaTyrValLeuAlaValLeuLeuPhe    350355360    CTTGCCCTCCTGCTGCAAAGGACCTTTCTACAAGCCTCGTACTACGTT1396    LeuAlaLeuLeuLeuGlnArgThrPheLeuGlnAlaSerTyrTyrVal    365370375    GCCATTGAAACTGGGATCAACCTGAGAGGAGCAATCCAGACCAAGATT1444    AlaIleGluThrGlyIleAsnLeuArgGlyAlaIleGlnThrLysIle    380385390395    TACAATAAGATCATGCACTTGTCTACTTCCAACCTGTCCATGGGGGAA1492    TyrAsnLysIleMetHisLeuSerThrSerAsnLeuSerMetGlyGlu    400405410    ATGACTGCTGGGCAGATCTGCAACCTGGTGGCCATCGACACCAACCAG1540    MetThrAlaGlyGlnIleCysAsnLeuValAlaIleAspThrAsnGln    415420425    CTCATGTGGTTTTTCTTCTTATGCCCAAACCTCTGGGCTATGCCGGTA1588    LeuMetTrpPhePhePheLeuCysProAsnLeuTrpAlaMetProVal    430435440    CAGATCATTGTGGGCGTGATCCTCCTCTACTACATCCTTGGGGTCAGC1636    GlnIleIleValGlyValIleLeuLeuTyrTyrIleLeuGlyValSer    445450455    GCCTTGATTGGAGCGGCTGTCATCATTCTGCTGGCTCCTGTACAGTAC1684    AlaLeuIleGlyAlaAlaValIleIleLeuLeuAlaProValGlnTyr    460465470475    TTTGTGGCCACCAAGCTGTCCCAGGCACAGCGGACGACCCTGGAATAT1732    PheValAlaThrLysLeuSerGlnAlaGlnArgThrThrLeuGluTyr    480485490    TCCAATGAGAGGCTGAAGCAGACCAATGAGATGCTCCGGGGCATCAAG1780    SerAsnGluArgLeuLysGlnThrAsnGluMetLeuArgGlyIleLys    495500505    TTGCTCAAGCTCTATGCGTGGGAGAACATCTTCTGCTCCAGGGTGGAG1828    LeuLeuLysLeuTyrAlaTrpGluAsnIlePheCysSerArgValGlu    510515520    AAGACACGCAGGAAGGAAATGACCAGCCTCAGGGCCTTCGCTGTCTAC1876    LysThrArgArgLysGluMetThrSerLeuArgAlaPheAlaValTyr    525530535    ACCTCCATCTCCATCTTCATGAACACAGCTATCCCCATCGCTGCTGTC1924    ThrSerIleSerIlePheMetAsnThrAlaIleProIleAlaAlaVal    540545550555    CTCATCACCTTCGTGGGCCACGTCAGCTTCTTCAAAGAGTCGGACTTC1972    LeuIleThrPheValGlyHisValSerPhePheLysGluSerAspPhe    560565570    TCGCCCTCGGTGGCCTTTGCCTCTCTCTCTCTCTTCCACATCCTGGTC2020    SerProSerValAlaPheAlaSerLeuSerLeuPheHisIleLeuVal    575580585    ACACCGCTGTTCCTGCTGTCTAGTGTGGTTCGGTCCACTGTCAAGGCC2068    ThrProLeuPheLeuLeuSerSerValValArgSerThrValLysAla    590595600    CTGGTGAGCGTGCAAAAGCTGAGTGAGTTCCTGTCCAGTGCAGAGATC2116    LeuValSerValGlnLysLeuSerGluPheLeuSerSerAlaGluIle    605610615    CGTGAGGAACAGTGTGCCCCCCGAGAGCCCGCACCCCAAGGCCAAGCG2164    ArgGluGluGlnCysAlaProArgGluProAlaProGlnGlyGlnAla    620625630635    GGCAAGTACCAGGCGGTGCCCCTCAAGGTCGTAAACCGCAAGCGCCCA2212    GlyLysTyrGlnAlaValProLeuLysValValAsnArgLysArgPro    640645650    GCCCGAGAAGAAGTCCGGGACCTCTTGGGCCCACTGCAGAGGCTGACT2260    AlaArgGluGluValArgAspLeuLeuGlyProLeuGlnArgLeuThr    655660665    CCCAGCACGGATGGAGACGCTGACAACTTCTGTGTCCAGATCATCGGA2308    ProSerThrAspGlyAspAlaAspAsnPheCysValGlnIleIleGly    670675680    GGCTTCTTCACCTGGACCCCTGATGGAATCCCCACCCTGTCCAACATC2356    GlyPhePheThrTrpThrProAspGlyIleProThrLeuSerAsnIle    685690695    ACCATCCGTATCCCCCGAGGTCAGCTGACCATGATCGTGGGGCAGGTG2404    ThrIleArgIleProArgGlyGlnLeuThrMetIleValGlyGlnVal    700705710715    GGCTGTGGCAAGTCCTCGCTCCTTCTGGCCACCCTGGGGGAGATGCAG2452    GlyCysGlyLysSerSerLeuLeuLeuAlaThrLeuGlyGluMetGln    720725730    AAGGTCTCTGGAGCTGTCTTCTGGAACAGCCTTCCAGACAGCGAGGGG2500    LysValSerGlyAlaValPheTrpAsnSerLeuProAspSerGluGly    735740745    AGAAGACCCCAGCAACCCAGAGCGGGAGACAGCGGCCGATTCGGATGC2548    ArgArgProGlnGlnProArgAlaGlyAspSerGlyArgPheGlyCys    750755760    CAGGAGCAGAGGCCCTGTGGCTACGCATCTCAGAAACCATGGCTGCTA2596    GlnGluGlnArgProCysGlyTyrAlaSerGlnLysProTrpLeuLeu    765770775    AATGCCACTGTGGAGGAGAACATCACCTTCGAGAGTCCCTTCAATAAG2644    AsnAlaThrValGluGluAsnIleThrPheGluSerProPheAsnLys    780785790795    CAACGGTACAAGATGGTCATCGAAGCCTGCTCCCTGCAGCCAGACATA2692    GlnArgTyrLysMetValIleGluAlaCysSerLeuGlnProAspIle    800805810    GACATCCTGCCCCATGGAGACCAGACTCAGATTGGGGAACGAGGCATC2740    AspIleLeuProHisGlyAspGlnThrGlnIleGlyGluArgGlyIle    815820825    AACTTGAGTACTGGTGGTCAGCGTCCAGATCAGTGTAGACCCGAGCCC2788    AsnLeuSerThrGlyGlyGlnArgProAspGlnCysArgProGluPro    830835840    TCTACCAGCACACCAATGATTGTCTTTTTGGATGACCCTTTCTCGGCT2836    SerThrSerThrProMetIleValPheLeuAspAspProPheSerAla    845850855    CTGGATGTCCATCTGAGTGACCACCTAATGCAGGCTGGCATCCTCGAG2884    LeuAspValHisLeuSerAspHisLeuMetGlnAlaGlyIleLeuGlu    860865870875    CTGCTCCGGGATGACAAGAGGACAGTGGTCTTGGTGACCCACAAGCTA2932    LeuLeuArgAspAspLysArgThrValValLeuValThrHisLysLeu    880885890    CAGTACCTGCCTCATGCTGACTGGATCATTGCTATGAAGGATGGCACC2980    GlnTyrLeuProHisAlaAspTrpIleIleAlaMetLysAspGlyThr    895900905    ATTCAGAGGGAGGGGACACTCAAGGACTTCCAGAGGTCTGAGTGCCAG3028    IleGlnArgGluGlyThrLeuLysAspPheGlnArgSerGluCysGln    910915920    CTCTTTGAGCATTGGAAGACCCTCATGAACCGGCAGGACCAAGAGCTG3076    LeuPheGluHisTrpLysThrLeuMetAsnArgGlnAspGlnGluLeu    925930935    GAGAAGGAGACAGTCATGGAGAGAAAAGCCCCAGAGCCATCTCAGGGC3124    GluLysGluThrValMetGluArgLysAlaProGluProSerGlnGly    940945950955    CTGCCCCGTGCCATGTCCTCAAGAGATGGCCTTCTGCTGGATGAGGAT3172    LeuProArgAlaMetSerSerArgAspGlyLeuLeuLeuAspGluAsp    960965970    GAGGAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCCGAGAGCGAGGAAGATGACAACTTATCC3220    GluGluGluGluGluAlaAlaGluSerGluGluAspAspAsnLeuSer    975980985    TCTGTGCTGCATCAGCGAGCCAAGATCCCATGGCGAGCCTGCACCAAG3268    SerValLeuHisGlnArgAlaLysIleProTrpArgAlaCysThrLys    9909951000    TATTTGTCCTCTGCTGGCATCCTGCTCCTGTCCCTGCTTGTCTTCTCC3316    TyrLeuSerSerAlaGlyIleLeuLeuLeuSerLeuLeuValPheSer    100510101015    CAGCTGCTCAAGCACATGGTCTTGGTGGCCATTGACTACTGGCTGGCC3364    GlnLeuLeuLysHisMetValLeuValAlaIleAspTyrTrpLeuAla    1020102510301035    AAGTGGACGGACAGTGCCCTGGTCCTGAGCCCCGCCGCCAGGAACTGC3412    LysTrpThrAspSerAlaLeuValLeuSerProAlaAlaArgAsnCys    104010451050    TCCCTCAGCCAGGAATGTGCCCTGGACCAATCTGTCTATGCCATGGTA3460    SerLeuSerGlnGluCysAlaLeuAspGlnSerValTyrAlaMetVal    105510601065    TTCACCGTGCTCTGCAGCCTGGGTATCGCGCTGTGCCTTGTCACCTCT3508    PheThrValLeuCysSerLeuGlyIleAlaLeuCysLeuValThrSer    107010751080    GTCACTGTGGAGTGGACGGGACTGAAGGTGGCCAAGAGGCTGCATCGC3556    ValThrValGluTrpThrGlyLeuLysValAlaLysArgLeuHisArg    108510901095    AGCCTGCTCAACCGTATCATCCTGGCTCCCATGAGGTTCTTTGAGACC3604    SerLeuLeuAsnArgIleIleLeuAlaProMetArgPhePheGluThr    1100110511101115    ACGCCCCTGGGGAGTATCCTGAACAGATTTTCATCTGACTGTAACACC3652    ThrProLeuGlySerIleLeuAsnArgPheSerSerAspCysAsnThr    112011251130    ATTGACCAGCATATCCCGTCCACGCTGGAGTGCCTGAGCAGATCCACC3700    IleAspGlnHisIleProSerThrLeuGluCysLeuSerArgSerThr    113511401145    TTACTCTGTGTCTCCGCCCTGGCTGTCATCTCCTACGTCACGCCTGTG3748    LeuLeuCysValSerAlaLeuAlaValIleSerTyrValThrProVal    115011551160    TTCCTAGTGGCCCTCTTACCCCTCGCCGTCGTGTGCTACTTCATCCAG3796    PheLeuValAlaLeuLeuProLeuAlaValValCysTyrPheIleGln    116511701175    AAGTACTTCCGAGTGGCGTCCAGGGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGACGACACA3844    LysTyrPheArgValAlaSerArgAspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThr    1180118511901195    ACACAGCTCCCTCTGCTCTCACACTTTGCTGAAACTGTGGAAGGACTC3892    ThrGlnLeuProLeuLeuSerHisPheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeu    120012051210    ACCACCATCCGTGCCTTCAGGTACGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCTC3940    ThrThrIleArgAlaPheArgTyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeu    121512201225    CTAGAGTACACCGACTCCAACAACATTGCCTCTCTCTTCCTCACAGCA3988    LeuGluTyrThrAspSerAsnAsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAla    123012351240    GCCAACAGGTGGCTGGAAGTCCGCATGGAGTACATCGGAGCATGCGTG4036    AlaAsnArgTrpLeuGluValArgMetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysVal    124512501255    GTACTCATCGCCGCTGCCACCTCCATCTCCAACTCCCTACACAGGGAG4084    ValLeuIleAlaAlaAlaThrSerIleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGlu    1260126512701275    CTCTCAGCCGGCCTAGTAGGCCTGGGCCTCACCTATGCCTTGATGGTC4132    LeuSerAlaGlyLeuValGlyLeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetVal    128012851290    TCCAACTACCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCAGACATGGAGATC4180    SerAsnTyrLeuAsnTrpMetValArgAsnLeuAlaAspMetGluIle    129513001305    CAACTGGGAGCTGTGAAGGGTATCCACACACTCCTGAAAACTGAGGCA4228    GlnLeuGlyAlaValLysGlyIleHisThrLeuLeuLysThrGluAla    131013151320    GAGAGCTATGAGGGGCTCCTGGCACCATCGCTGATCCCCAAGAACTGG4276    GluSerTyrGluGlyLeuLeuAlaProSerLeuIleProLysAsnTrp    132513301335    CCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAAATTCAAAACCTGAGTGTACGCTATGAC4324    ProAspGlnGlyLysIleGlnIleGlnAsnLeuSerValArgTyrAsp    1340134513501355    AGCTCCCTGAAGCCCGTGCTGAAGCACGTCAACGCCCTCATCTCCCCA4372    SerSerLeuLysProValLeuLysHisValAsnAlaLeuIleSerPro    136013651370    GGACAGAAGATTGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACAGGCAGTGGAAAATCCTCC4420    GlyGlnLysIleGlyIleCysGlyArgThrGlySerGlyLysSerSer    137513801385    TTCTCTCTCGCCTTTTTCCGAATGGTGGATATGTTTGAAGGGCGTATC4468    PheSerLeuAlaPhePheArgMetValAspMetPheGluGlyArgIle    139013951400    ATCATCGATGGCATTGACATCGCCAAGCTGCCGCTGCACACGCTCGGC4516    IleIleAspGlyIleAspIleAlaLysLeuProLeuHisThrLeuGly    140514101415    TCACGCCTGTCTATCATCCTACAGGACCCTGTTCTCTTCAGTGGTACC4564    SerArgLeuSerIleIleLeuGlnAspProValLeuPheSerGlyThr    1420142514301435    ATCAGATTCAACCTGGACCCAGAGAAGAAATGCTCAGACAGCACGCTG4612    IleArgPheAsnLeuAspProGluLysLysCysSerAspSerThrLeu    144014451450    TGGGAGGCTCTGGAGATCGCTCAGCTGAAGCTGGTGGTGAAGGCCCTG4660    TrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAlaGlnLeuLysLeuValValLysAlaLeu    145514601465    CCAGGAGGCCTGGATGCCATCATCACGGAAGGAGGGGAGAATTTTAGC4708    ProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIleIleThrGluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSer    147014751480    CAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCCCGGGCCTTTGTGAGGAAG4756    GlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPheCysLeuAlaArgAlaPheValArgLys    148514901495    ACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGATGAAGCAACTGCCTCCATCGACATGGCT4804    ThrSerIlePheIleMetAspGluAlaThrAlaSerIleAspMetAla    1500150515101515    ACGGAAAATATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCAGACCGC4852    ThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLysValValMetThrAlaPheAlaAspArg    152015251530    ACCGTGGTCACCATCGCGCACCGCGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCAGAC4900    ThrValValThrIleAlaHisArgValHisThrIleLeuSerAlaAsp    153515401545    CTAGTGATGGTCCTGAAGAGGGGCGCGATCCTGGAGTTCGACAAGCCG4948    LeuValMetValLeuLysArgGlyAlaIleLeuGluPheAspLysPro    155015551560    GAAAAGCTTCTCAGCCAGAAGGACAGCGTCTTTGCCTCCTTTGTCCGC4996    GluLysLeuLeuSerGlnLysAspSerValPheAlaSerPheValArg    156515701575    GCGGACAAATGACCAGCCAGCGCCAAAGTGCCACCCCACACCTCACCTGCTTGCCATG5054    AlaAsp    1580    GATTTCTTACTGTAAATCACTTGTAAATAAAGAAACTAATTCTTTGCTAAAAAAAA5110    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 1581 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluAsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArg    151015    ValAspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCysPheValAspAlaLeuAsn    202530    ValValProHisValPheLeuLeuPheIleThrPheProIleLeuPhe    354045    IleGlyTrpGlySerGlnSerSerLysValHisIleHisHisSerThr    505560    TrpLeuHisPheProGlyHisAsnLeuArgTrpIleLeuThrPheIle    65707580    LeuLeuPheValLeuValCysGluIleAlaGluGlyIleLeuSerAsp    859095    GlyValThrGluSerArgHisLeuHisLeuTyrMetProAlaGlyMet    100105110    AlaPheMetAlaAlaIleThrSerValValTyrTyrHisAsnIleGlu    115120125    ThrSerAsnPheProLysLeuLeuIleAlaLeuLeuIleTyrTrpThr    130135140    LeuAlaPheIleThrLysThrIleLysPheValLysPheTyrAspHis    145150155160    AlaIleGlyPheSerGlnLeuArgPheCysLeuThrGlyLeuLeuVal    165170175    IleLeuTyrGlyMetLeuLeuLeuValGluValAsnValIleArgVal    180185190    ArgArgTyrValPhePheLysThrProArgGluValLysProProGlu    195200205    AspLeuGlnAspLeuGlyValArgPheLeuGlnProPheValAsnLeu    210215220    LeuSerLysGlyThrTyrTrpTrpMetAsnAlaPheIleLysThrAla    225230235240    HisLysLysProIleAspLeuArgAlaIleGlyLysLeuProIleAla    245250255    MetArgAlaLeuThrAsnTyrGlnArgLeuCysLeuAlaPheAspAla    260265270    GlnAlaArgLysAspThrGlnSerGlnGlnGlyAlaArgAlaIleTrp    275280285    ArgAlaLeuCysHisAlaPheGlyArgArgLeuValLeuSerSerThr    290295300    PheArgIleLeuAlaAspLeuLeuGlyPheAlaGlyProLeuCysIle    305310315320    PheGlyIleValAspHisLeuGlyLysGluAsnHisValPheGlnPro    325330335    LysThrGlnPheLeuGlyValTyrPheValSerSerGlnGluPheLeu    340345350    GlyAsnAlaTyrValLeuAlaValLeuLeuPheLeuAlaLeuLeuLeu    355360365    GlnArgThrPheLeuGlnAlaSerTyrTyrValAlaIleGluThrGly    370375380    IleAsnLeuArgGlyAlaIleGlnThrLysIleTyrAsnLysIleMet    385390395400    HisLeuSerThrSerAsnLeuSerMetGlyGluMetThrAlaGlyGln    405410415    IleCysAsnLeuValAlaIleAspThrAsnGlnLeuMetTrpPhePhe    420425430    PheLeuCysProAsnLeuTrpAlaMetProValGlnIleIleValGly    435440445    ValIleLeuLeuTyrTyrIleLeuGlyValSerAlaLeuIleGlyAla    450455460    AlaValIleIleLeuLeuAlaProValGlnTyrPheValAlaThrLys    465470475480    LeuSerGlnAlaGlnArgThrThrLeuGluTyrSerAsnGluArgLeu    485490495    LysGlnThrAsnGluMetLeuArgGlyIleLysLeuLeuLysLeuTyr    500505510    AlaTrpGluAsnIlePheCysSerArgValGluLysThrArgArgLys    515520525    GluMetThrSerLeuArgAlaPheAlaValTyrThrSerIleSerIle    530535540    PheMetAsnThrAlaIleProIleAlaAlaValLeuIleThrPheVal    545550555560    GlyHisValSerPhePheLysGluSerAspPheSerProSerValAla    565570575    PheAlaSerLeuSerLeuPheHisIleLeuValThrProLeuPheLeu    580585590    LeuSerSerValValArgSerThrValLysAlaLeuValSerValGln    595600605    LysLeuSerGluPheLeuSerSerAlaGluIleArgGluGluGlnCys    610615620    AlaProArgGluProAlaProGlnGlyGlnAlaGlyLysTyrGlnAla    625630635640    ValProLeuLysValValAsnArgLysArgProAlaArgGluGluVal    645650655    ArgAspLeuLeuGlyProLeuGlnArgLeuThrProSerThrAspGly    660665670    AspAlaAspAsnPheCysValGlnIleIleGlyGlyPhePheThrTrp    675680685    ThrProAspGlyIleProThrLeuSerAsnIleThrIleArgIlePro    690695700    ArgGlyGlnLeuThrMetIleValGlyGlnValGlyCysGlyLysSer    705710715720    SerLeuLeuLeuAlaThrLeuGlyGluMetGlnLysValSerGlyAla    725730735    ValPheTrpAsnSerLeuProAspSerGluGlyArgArgProGlnGln    740745750    ProArgAlaGlyAspSerGlyArgPheGlyCysGlnGluGlnArgPro    755760765    CysGlyTyrAlaSerGlnLysProTrpLeuLeuAsnAlaThrValGlu    770775780    GluAsnIleThrPheGluSerProPheAsnLysGlnArgTyrLysMet    785790795800    ValIleGluAlaCysSerLeuGlnProAspIleAspIleLeuProHis    805810815    GlyAspGlnThrGlnIleGlyGluArgGlyIleAsnLeuSerThrGly    820825830    GlyGlnArgProAspGlnCysArgProGluProSerThrSerThrPro    835840845    MetIleValPheLeuAspAspProPheSerAlaLeuAspValHisLeu    850855860    SerAspHisLeuMetGlnAlaGlyIleLeuGluLeuLeuArgAspAsp    865870875880    LysArgThrValValLeuValThrHisLysLeuGlnTyrLeuProHis    885890895    AlaAspTrpIleIleAlaMetLysAspGlyThrIleGlnArgGluGly    900905910    ThrLeuLysAspPheGlnArgSerGluCysGlnLeuPheGluHisTrp    915920925    LysThrLeuMetAsnArgGlnAspGlnGluLeuGluLysGluThrVal    930935940    MetGluArgLysAlaProGluProSerGlnGlyLeuProArgAlaMet    945950955960    SerSerArgAspGlyLeuLeuLeuAspGluAspGluGluGluGluGlu    965970975    AlaAlaGluSerGluGluAspAspAsnLeuSerSerValLeuHisGln    980985990    ArgAlaLysIleProTrpArgAlaCysThrLysTyrLeuSerSerAla    99510001005    GlyIleLeuLeuLeuSerLeuLeuValPheSerGlnLeuLeuLysHis    101010151020    MetValLeuValAlaIleAspTyrTrpLeuAlaLysTrpThrAspSer    1025103010351040    AlaLeuValLeuSerProAlaAlaArgAsnCysSerLeuSerGlnGlu    104510501055    CysAlaLeuAspGlnSerValTyrAlaMetValPheThrValLeuCys    106010651070    SerLeuGlyIleAlaLeuCysLeuValThrSerValThrValGluTrp    107510801085    ThrGlyLeuLysValAlaLysArgLeuHisArgSerLeuLeuAsnArg    109010951100    IleIleLeuAlaProMetArgPhePheGluThrThrProLeuGlySer    1105111011151120    IleLeuAsnArgPheSerSerAspCysAsnThrIleAspGlnHisIle    112511301135    ProSerThrLeuGluCysLeuSerArgSerThrLeuLeuCysValSer    114011451150    AlaLeuAlaValIleSerTyrValThrProValPheLeuValAlaLeu    115511601165    LeuProLeuAlaValValCysTyrPheIleGlnLysTyrPheArgVal    117011751180    AlaSerArgAspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeu    1185119011951200    LeuSerHisPheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAla    120512101215    PheArgTyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAsp    122012251230    SerAsnAsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeu    123512401245    GluValArgMetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAla    125012551260    AlaThrSerIleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeu    1265127012751280    ValGlyLeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetValSerAsnTyrLeuAsn    128512901295    TrpMetValArgAsnLeuAlaAspMetGluIleGlnLeuGlyAlaVal    130013051310    LysGlyIleHisThrLeuLeuLysThrGluAlaGluSerTyrGluGly    131513201325    LeuLeuAlaProSerLeuIleProLysAsnTrpProAspGlnGlyLys    133013351340    IleGlnIleGlnAsnLeuSerValArgTyrAspSerSerLeuLysPro    1345135013551360    ValLeuLysHisValAsnAlaLeuIleSerProGlyGlnLysIleGly    136513701375    IleCysGlyArgThrGlySerGlyLysSerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhe    138013851390    PheArgMetValAspMetPheGluGlyArgIleIleIleAspGlyIle    139514001405    AspIleAlaLysLeuProLeuHisThrLeuGlySerArgLeuSerIle    141014151420    IleLeuGlnAspProValLeuPheSerGlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeu    1425143014351440    AspProGluLysLysCysSerAspSerThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGlu    144514501455    IleAlaGlnLeuLysLeuValValLysAlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAsp    146014651470    AlaIleIleThrGluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGln    147514801485    LeuPheCysLeuAlaArgAlaPheValArgLysThrSerIlePheIle    149014951500    MetAspGluAlaThrAlaSerIleAspMetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeu    1505151015151520    GlnLysValValMetThrAlaPheAlaAspArgThrValValThrIle    152515301535    AlaHisArgValHisThrIleLeuSerAlaAspLeuValMetValLeu    154015451550    LysArgGlyAlaIleLeuGluPheAspLysProGluLysLeuLeuSer    155515601565    GlnLysAspSerValPheAlaSerPheValArgAlaAsp    157015751580    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 4877 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:    AGCCGAGCCCGTGCGCGCGCCGCCATGCCCTTGGCCTTCTGCGGTACCGAGAACCACTCG60    GCCGCCTACCGGGTGGACCAGGGCGTCCTCAACAACGGCTGCTTCGTGGACGCGCTCAAC120    GTGGTGCCGCACGTTTTCCTGCTCTTCATCACCTTCCCCATCCTCTTCATCGGATGGGGC180    AGCCAGAGCTCCAAGGTGCACATCCACCACAGCACCTGGCTGCACTTTCCAGGGCACAAC240    CTGCGCTGGATCCTTACCTTCATTTTGCTCTTCGTCCTTGTGTGTGAGATCGCTGAGGGC300    ATCCTGTCTGATGGGGTGACAGAATCCCGCCACCTCCACCTGTACATGCCAGCCGGGATG360    GCGTTCATGGCTGCCATCACCTCTGTAGTCTACTATCATAACATCGAGACCTCCAACTTC420    CCCAAGCTTTTGATCGCTCTGCTCATCTATTGGACCCTGGCCTTCATCACGAAGACCATC480    AAGTTTGTCAAGTTCTATGACCACGCCATCGGCTTCTCCCAGCTGCGCTTCTGCCTCACG540    GGGCTTCTGGTGATCCTGTATGGGATGTTGCTGCTTGTGGAGGTCAACGTCATCAGAGTG600    AGGAGGTACATCTTCTTCAAGACGCCACGGGAGGTGAAGCCCCCTGAGGACCTGCAGGAC660    CTGGGTGTGCGCTTTCTGCAGCCCTTCGTTAACCTGCTGTCAAAGGGGACCTATTGGTGG720    ATGAATGCCTTCATCAAGACGGCCCACAAGAAGCCCATCGACCTGCGGGCCATCGCGAAG780    CTGCCCATCGCCATGAGAGCCCTCACCAACTATCAGCGCCTCTGCGTGGCCTTCGATGCT840    CAGGCGCGGAAGGACACACAGAGCCCACAGGGTGCCCGGGCCATCTGGAGGGCTCTATGC900    CATGCCTTTGGGAGACGCCTGATCCTCAGCAGCACATTCCGCATCCTGGCTGACCTGTTG960    GGCTTCGCTGGACCACTCTGCATCTTTGGGATCGTGGACCACCTGGGGAAGGAGAACCAC1020    GTCTTCCAGCCCAAGACACAGTTTCTCGGGGTTTACTTCGTCTCTTCTCAAGAGTTCCTT1080    GGCAATGCCTACGTCTTGGCCGTGCTTCTGTTCCTTGCCCTGCTACTGCAAAGGACATTC1140    CTGCAAGCCTCATACTACGTCGCCATTGAAACTGGAATTAACCTGAGAGGAGCAATCCAG1200    ACCAAGATTTACAATAAAATCATGCACATGTCCACCTCCAACCTGTCAATGGGGGAAATG1260    ACTGCTGGGCAGATCTGCAACCTGGTGGCCATCGACACAAACCAGCTCATGTGGTTCTTC1320    TTTCTGTGCCCAAACCTCTGGACGATGCCAGTACAGATCATTGTGGGCGTGATCCTTCTC1380    TACTACATCCTTGGGGTCAGTGCCTTGATTGGAGCAGCTGTCATCATTCTGCTGGCTCCT1440    GTACAGTACTTTGTGGCCACCAAGCTCTCCCAGGCACAGCGGACGACCTTGGAGCACTCC1500    AACGAGAGGCTGAAGCAGACCAACGAGATGCTCCGGGGCATGAAGCTGCTCAAACTGTAT1560    GCGTGGGAGAGCATCTTCTGCTCCAGGGTGGAGGTGACTCGCAGGAAGGAGATGACCAGC1620    CTGAGGGCGTTTGCTGTCTACACTTCCATCTCCATCTTCATGAACACAGCCATCCCCATT1680    GCTGCCGTCCTCATCACCTTCGTGGGCCACGTCAGCTTCTTCAAAGAGTCGGACTTGTCA1740    CCCTCGGTGGCCTTTGCCTCCCTCTCTCTCTTCCACATCCTGGTCACTCCACTGTTCCTG1800    CTGTCTAGCGTGGTTCGGTCCACTGTCAAAGCCCTGGTGAGCGTGCAAAAACTGAGCGAG1860    TTCCTGTCTAGTGCAGAGATCCGTGAGGAGCAGTGTGCCCCCCGAGAGCCTGCACCCCAA1920    GGCCAAGCCGGCAAGTACCAGGCAGTGCCCCTCAAGGTTGTGAACCGCAAACGCCCAGCC1980    CGGGAAGAGGTCCGGGACCTCCTGGGCCCACTGCAGAGGCTGGCCCCTAGCATGGACGGG2040    GATGCTGACAACTTCTGTGTCCAGATCATCGGAGGCTTCTTCACCTGGACCCCTGATGGA2100    ATCCCCACTCTGTCCAACATCACCATCCGTATTCCCCGAGGTCAGCTAACCATGATTGTG2160    GGGCAGGTGGGCTGCGGCAAGTCCTCGCTCCTCCTCGCCACCCTGGGGGAGATGCAGAAG2220    GTGTCGGGGGCCGTCTTCTGGAACAGCAACCTTCCGGACAGCGAGGGGAGAGGACCCCAG2280    CAGCCCAGAGCGGGAGACAGCAGCTGGCTCGGATATCAGGAGCAGAGGCCCCGTGGCTAC2340    GCATCTCAGAAACCATGGCTGCTAAACGCCACCGTGGAAGAGAACATCACCTTCGAGAGT2400    CCCTTCAATCCGCAGCGGTACAAGATGGTCATCGAAGCCTGCTCCCTGCAGCCGGACATA2460    GACATCCTGCCCCACGGAGACCAGACTCAGATTGGGGAACGGGGCATCAACCTGTCTGGT2520    GGTCAGCGTCCAGATCAGTGTGGTCCAGAGCCCTCTACCAGCAGACCAATGTTCGTCTTC2580    TTGGATGACCCCTTCTCAGCTTTGGATGTCCATCTGAGTGACCACCTGATGCAGGCCGGC2640    ATCCTTGAGCTGCTCCGGGATGACAAGAGGACAGTGGTCTTGGTGACCCACAAGCTACAG2700    TATCTGCCTCATGCAGACTGGATCATTGCCATGAAGGATGGGACCATTCAGAGGGAAGGG2760    ACGCTCAAGGACTTCCAGAGGTCCGAGTGCCAGCTCTTTGAGCACTGGAAGACCCTCATG2820    AACCGGCAGGACCAAGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGACAGTCATGGAGAGGAAAGCCTCAGAGCCA2880    TCTCAGGGCCTGCCCCGTGCCATGTCCTCCAGAGACGGCCTTCTGCTGGATGAGGAAGAG2940    GAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCCGAAAGCGAGGAAGATGACAACTTATCTTCAGTGCTGCATCAG3000    CGAGCTAAGATCCCCTGGCGAGCCTGCACTAAGTATCTGTCCTCTGCTGGCATTCTGCTC3060    CTGTCCCTGCTTGTCTTCTCCCAGCTGCTCAAGCACATGGTCTTGGTGGCCATTGATTAT3120    TGGCTGGCCAAGTGGACGGACAGTGCCCTGGTCCTGAGCCCCGCTGCCAGGAACTGTTCG3180    CTCAGCCAGGAATGTGACCTGGACCAGTCTGTCTATGCCATGGTATTCACCTTGCTCTGC3240    AGCCTGGGTATCGTGCTGTGCCTGGTCACCTCTGTCACTGTGGAGTGGACGGGACTGAAG3300    GTGGCCAAGAGGCTACACCGCAGCCTGCTCAACCGCATCATCCTGGCCCCCATGAGGTTC3360    TTTGAGACCACACCCCTCGGGAGTATCCTGAACAGATTTTCATCCGACTGTAACACCATT3420    GACCAGCACATCCCATCCACGCTGGAGTGTCTGAGCCGGTCCACCCTGCTGTGTGTCTCC3480    GCCCTGACTGTCATCTCCTATGTCACACCCGTGTTCCTCGTGGCCCTCTTACCCCTAGCT3540    GTTGTGTGCTACTTCATTCAGAAGTACTTCCGAGTGGCATCCAGGGACCTGCAGCAGCTG3600    GACGACACGACGCAGCTCCCGCTCGTCTCACACTTTGCTGAAACTGTGGAGGGACTCACC3660    ACCATCCGTGCCTTCAGGTACGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCTTCTAGAATATACCGAC3720    TCCAACAACATCGCCTCCCTCTTCCTCACGGCAGCCAACAGATGGCTGGAAGTCTGCATG3780    GAGTACATCGGAGCGTGCGTGGTACTCATTGCGGCTGCCACCTCCATCTCCAACTCCCTG3840    CACAGGGAACTTTCTGCTGGCCTGGTGGGCCTGGGCCTCACCTATGCCTTGATGGTCTCC3900    AACTACCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCGGACATGGAGATCCAGCTGGGGGCTGTG3960    AAGAGGATCCACGCACTCCTGAAAACCGAGGCGGAGAGCTATGAGGGGCTCCTGGCGCCG4020    TCGTTGATCCCCAAGAACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAAATTCAGAACCTGAGCGTG4080    CGCTATGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCAGTGCTGAAGCATGTCAACACCCTCATCTCCCCGGGG4140    CAGAAGATCGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACAGGCAGCGGGAAGTCCTCCTTCTCCCTGGCCTTT4200    TTCCGAATGGTGGACATGTTTGAAGGACGCATCATCATTGATGGCATCGACATCGCCAAG4260    CTGCCACTTCACACGCTGCGCTCACGCCTGTCCATCATCCTACAGGACCCCGTCCTCTTC4320    AGCGGCACGATCAGATTCAACCTGGACCCCGAGAAGAAATGCTCAGACAGCACACTGTGG4380    GAGGCCCTGGAGATCGCCCAGCTGAAGCTGGTAGTGAAGGCACTGCCAGGAGGCCTAGAT4440    GCCATCATCACAGAAGGAGGGGAGAATTTTAGCCAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTG4500    GCCCGGGCCTTCGTGAGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGATGAAGCAACCGCCTCCATC4560    GACATGGCTACGGAGAACATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCAGACCGCACG4620    GTGGTCACCATCGCGCATCGTGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCAGACCTGGTGATGGTCCTC4680    AAGAGGGGTGCTATCCTGGAGTTTGACAAGCCAGAGACGCTCCTCAGCCAGAAGGACAGC4740    GTGTTCGCCTCCTTTGTCCGTGCGGACAAGTGACTTACCGGAGCCAAAGTGCCACCCCGC4800    GCCTCGCTTGCTTGCCTAGGATTTCTAACTGCAAATCACTTGTAAATAAATTAATTCTTT4860    GCTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4877    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 4877 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (ix) FEATURE:    (A) NAME/KEY: CDS    (B) LOCATION: 25..4770    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:    AGCCGAGCCCGTGCGCGCGCCGCCATGCCCTTGGCCTTCTGCGGTACCGAG51    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGlu    15    AACCACTCGGCCGCCTACCGGGTGGACCAGGGCGTCCTCAACAACGGC99    AsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgValAspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGly    10152025    TGCTTCGTGGACGCGCTCAACGTGGTGCCGCACGTTTTCCTGCTCTTC147    CysPheValAspAlaLeuAsnValValProHisValPheLeuLeuPhe    303540    ATCACCTTCCCCATCCTCTTCATCGGATGGGGCAGCCAGAGCTCCAAG195    IleThrPheProIleLeuPheIleGlyTrpGlySerGlnSerSerLys    455055    GTGCACATCCACCACAGCACCTGGCTGCACTTTCCAGGGCACAACCTG243    ValHisIleHisHisSerThrTrpLeuHisPheProGlyHisAsnLeu    606570    CGCTGGATCCTTACCTTCATTTTGCTCTTCGTCCTTGTGTGTGAGATC291    ArgTrpIleLeuThrPheIleLeuLeuPheValLeuValCysGluIle    758085    GCTGAGGGCATCCTGTCTGATGGGGTGACAGAATCCCGCCACCTCCAC339    AlaGluGlyIleLeuSerAspGlyValThrGluSerArgHisLeuHis    9095100105    CTGTACATGCCAGCCGGGATGGCGTTCATGGCTGCCATCACCTCTGTA387    LeuTyrMetProAlaGlyMetAlaPheMetAlaAlaIleThrSerVal    110115120    GTCTACTATCATAACATCGAGACCTCCAACTTCCCCAAGCTTTTGATC435    ValTyrTyrHisAsnIleGluThrSerAsnPheProLysLeuLeuIle    125130135    GCTCTGCTCATCTATTGGACCCTGGCCTTCATCACGAAGACCATCAAG483    AlaLeuLeuIleTyrTrpThrLeuAlaPheIleThrLysThrIleLys    140145150    TTTGTCAAGTTCTATGACCACGCCATCGGCTTCTCCCAGCTGCGCTTC531    PheValLysPheTyrAspHisAlaIleGlyPheSerGlnLeuArgPhe    155160165    TGCCTCACGGGGCTTCTGGTGATCCTGTATGGGATGTTGCTGCTTGTG579    CysLeuThrGlyLeuLeuValIleLeuTyrGlyMetLeuLeuLeuVal    170175180185    GAGGTCAACGTCATCAGAGTGAGGAGGTACATCTTCTTCAAGACGCCA627    GluValAsnValIleArgValArgArgTyrIlePhePheLysThrPro    190195200    CGGGAGGTGAAGCCCCCTGAGGACCTGCAGGACCTGGGTGTGCGCTTT675    ArgGluValLysProProGluAspLeuGlnAspLeuGlyValArgPhe    205210215    CTGCAGCCCTTCGTTAACCTGCTGTCAAAGGGGACCTATTGGTGGATG723    LeuGlnProPheValAsnLeuLeuSerLysGlyThrTyrTrpTrpMet    220225230    AATGCCTTCATCAAGACGGCCCACAAGAAGCCCATCGACCTGCGGGCC771    AsnAlaPheIleLysThrAlaHisLysLysProIleAspLeuArgAla    235240245    ATCGCGAAGCTGCCCATCGCCATGAGAGCCCTCACCAACTATCAGCGC819    IleAlaLysLeuProIleAlaMetArgAlaLeuThrAsnTyrGlnArg    250255260265    CTCTGCGTGGCCTTCGATGCTCAGGCGCGGAAGGACACACAGAGCCCA867    LeuCysValAlaPheAspAlaGlnAlaArgLysAspThrGlnSerPro    270275280    CAGGGTGCCCGGGCCATCTGGAGGGCTCTATGCCATGCCTTTGGGAGA915    GlnGlyAlaArgAlaIleTrpArgAlaLeuCysHisAlaPheGlyArg    285290295    CGCCTGATCCTCAGCAGCACATTCCGCATCCTGGCTGACCTGTTGGGC963    ArgLeuIleLeuSerSerThrPheArgIleLeuAlaAspLeuLeuGly    300305310    TTCGCTGGACCACTCTGCATCTTTGGGATCGTGGACCACCTGGGGAAG1011    PheAlaGlyProLeuCysIlePheGlyIleValAspHisLeuGlyLys    315320325    GAGAACCACGTCTTCCAGCCCAAGACACAGTTTCTCGGGGTTTACTTC1059    GluAsnHisValPheGlnProLysThrGlnPheLeuGlyValTyrPhe    330335340345    GTCTCTTCTCAAGAGTTCCTTGGCAATGCCTACGTCTTGGCCGTGCTT1107    ValSerSerGlnGluPheLeuGlyAsnAlaTyrValLeuAlaValLeu    350355360    CTGTTCCTTGCCCTGCTACTGCAAAGGACATTCCTGCAAGCCTCATAC1155    LeuPheLeuAlaLeuLeuLeuGlnArgThrPheLeuGlnAlaSerTyr    365370375    TACGTCGCCATTGAAACTGGAATTAACCTGAGAGGAGCAATCCAGACC1203    TyrValAlaIleGluThrGlyIleAsnLeuArgGlyAlaIleGlnThr    380385390    AAGATTTACAATAAAATCATGCACATGTCCACCTCCAACCTGTCAATG1251    LysIleTyrAsnLysIleMetHisMetSerThrSerAsnLeuSerMet    395400405    GGGGAAATGACTGCTGGGCAGATCTGCAACCTGGTGGCCATCGACACA1299    GlyGluMetThrAlaGlyGlnIleCysAsnLeuValAlaIleAspThr    410415420425    AACCAGCTCATGTGGTTCTTCTTTCTGTGCCCAAACCTCTGGACGATG1347    AsnGlnLeuMetTrpPhePhePheLeuCysProAsnLeuTrpThrMet    430435440    CCAGTACAGATCATTGTGGGCGTGATCCTTCTCTACTACATCCTTGGG1395    ProValGlnIleIleValGlyValIleLeuLeuTyrTyrIleLeuGly    445450455    GTCAGTGCCTTGATTGGAGCAGCTGTCATCATTCTGCTGGCTCCTGTA1443    ValSerAlaLeuIleGlyAlaAlaValIleIleLeuLeuAlaProVal    460465470    CAGTACTTTGTGGCCACCAAGCTCTCCCAGGCACAGCGGACGACCTTG1491    GlnTyrPheValAlaThrLysLeuSerGlnAlaGlnArgThrThrLeu    475480485    GAGCACTCCAACGAGAGGCTGAAGCAGACCAACGAGATGCTCCGGGGC1539    GluHisSerAsnGluArgLeuLysGlnThrAsnGluMetLeuArgGly    490495500505    ATGAAGCTGCTCAAACTGTATGCGTGGGAGAGCATCTTCTGCTCCAGG1587    MetLysLeuLeuLysLeuTyrAlaTrpGluSerIlePheCysSerArg    510515520    GTGGAGGTGACTCGCAGGAAGGAGATGACCAGCCTGAGGGCGTTTGCT1635    ValGluValThrArgArgLysGluMetThrSerLeuArgAlaPheAla    525530535    GTCTACACTTCCATCTCCATCTTCATGAACACAGCCATCCCCATTGCT1683    ValTyrThrSerIleSerIlePheMetAsnThrAlaIleProIleAla    540545550    GCCGTCCTCATCACCTTCGTGGGCCACGTCAGCTTCTTCAAAGAGTCG1731    AlaValLeuIleThrPheValGlyHisValSerPhePheLysGluSer    555560565    GACTTGTCACCCTCGGTGGCCTTTGCCTCCCTCTCTCTCTTCCACATC1779    AspLeuSerProSerValAlaPheAlaSerLeuSerLeuPheHisIle    570575580585    CTGGTCACTCCACTGTTCCTGCTGTCTAGCGTGGTTCGGTCCACTGTC1827    LeuValThrProLeuPheLeuLeuSerSerValValArgSerThrVal    590595600    AAAGCCCTGGTGAGCGTGCAAAAACTGAGCGAGTTCCTGTCTAGTGCA1875    LysAlaLeuValSerValGlnLysLeuSerGluPheLeuSerSerAla    605610615    GAGATCCGTGAGGAGCAGTGTGCCCCCCGAGAGCCTGCACCCCAAGGC1923    GluIleArgGluGluGlnCysAlaProArgGluProAlaProGlnGly    620625630    CAAGCCGGCAAGTACCAGGCAGTGCCCCTCAAGGTTGTGAACCGCAAA1971    GlnAlaGlyLysTyrGlnAlaValProLeuLysValValAsnArgLys    635640645    CGCCCAGCCCGGGAAGAGGTCCGGGACCTCCTGGGCCCACTGCAGAGG2019    ArgProAlaArgGluGluValArgAspLeuLeuGlyProLeuGlnArg    650655660665    CTGGCCCCTAGCATGGACGGGGATGCTGACAACTTCTGTGTCCAGATC2067    LeuAlaProSerMetAspGlyAspAlaAspAsnPheCysValGlnIle    670675680    ATCGGAGGCTTCTTCACCTGGACCCCTGATGGAATCCCCACTCTGTCC2115    IleGlyGlyPhePheThrTrpThrProAspGlyIleProThrLeuSer    685690695    AACATCACCATCCGTATTCCCCGAGGTCAGCTAACCATGATTGTGGGG2163    AsnIleThrIleArgIleProArgGlyGlnLeuThrMetIleValGly    700705710    CAGGTGGGCTGCGGCAAGTCCTCGCTCCTCCTCGCCACCCTGGGGGAG2211    GlnValGlyCysGlyLysSerSerLeuLeuLeuAlaThrLeuGlyGlu    715720725    ATGCAGAAGGTGTCGGGGGCCGTCTTCTGGAACAGCAACCTTCCGGAC2259    MetGlnLysValSerGlyAlaValPheTrpAsnSerAsnLeuProAsp    730735740745    AGCGAGGGGAGAGGACCCCAGCAGCCCAGAGCGGGAGACAGCAGCTGG2307    SerGluGlyArgGlyProGlnGlnProArgAlaGlyAspSerSerTrp    750755760    CTCGGATATCAGGAGCAGAGGCCCCGTGGCTACGCATCTCAGAAACCA2355    LeuGlyTyrGlnGluGlnArgProArgGlyTyrAlaSerGlnLysPro    765770775    TGGCTGCTAAACGCCACCGTGGAAGAGAACATCACCTTCGAGAGTCCC2403    TrpLeuLeuAsnAlaThrValGluGluAsnIleThrPheGluSerPro    780785790    TTCAATCCGCAGCGGTACAAGATGGTCATCGAAGCCTGCTCCCTGCAG2451    PheAsnProGlnArgTyrLysMetValIleGluAlaCysSerLeuGln    795800805    CCGGACATAGACATCCTGCCCCACGGAGACCAGACTCAGATTGGGGAA2499    ProAspIleAspIleLeuProHisGlyAspGlnThrGlnIleGlyGlu    810815820825    CGGGGCATCAACCTGTCTGGTGGTCAGCGTCCAGATCAGTGTGGTCCA2547    ArgGlyIleAsnLeuSerGlyGlyGlnArgProAspGlnCysGlyPro    830835840    GAGCCCTCTACCAGCAGACCAATGTTCGTCTTCTTGGATGACCCCTTC2595    GluProSerThrSerArgProMetPheValPheLeuAspAspProPhe    845850855    TCAGCTTTGGATGTCCATCTGAGTGACCACCTGATGCAGGCCGGCATC2643    SerAlaLeuAspValHisLeuSerAspHisLeuMetGlnAlaGlyIle    860865870    CTTGAGCTGCTCCGGGATGACAAGAGGACAGTGGTCTTGGTGACCCAC2691    LeuGluLeuLeuArgAspAspLysArgThrValValLeuValThrHis    875880885    AAGCTACAGTATCTGCCTCATGCAGACTGGATCATTGCCATGAAGGAT2739    LysLeuGlnTyrLeuProHisAlaAspTrpIleIleAlaMetLysAsp    890895900905    GGGACCATTCAGAGGGAAGGGACGCTCAAGGACTTCCAGAGGTCCGAG2787    GlyThrIleGlnArgGluGlyThrLeuLysAspPheGlnArgSerGlu    910915920    TGCCAGCTCTTTGAGCACTGGAAGACCCTCATGAACCGGCAGGACCAA2835    CysGlnLeuPheGluHisTrpLysThrLeuMetAsnArgGlnAspGln    925930935    GAGCTGGAGAAGGAGACAGTCATGGAGAGGAAAGCCTCAGAGCCATCT2883    GluLeuGluLysGluThrValMetGluArgLysAlaSerGluProSer    940945950    CAGGGCCTGCCCCGTGCCATGTCCTCCAGAGACGGCCTTCTGCTGGAT2931    GlnGlyLeuProArgAlaMetSerSerArgAspGlyLeuLeuLeuAsp    955960965    GAGGAAGAGGAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCCGAAAGCGAGGAAGATGACAAC2979    GluGluGluGluGluGluGluAlaAlaGluSerGluGluAspAspAsn    970975980985    TTATCTTCAGTGCTGCATCAGCGAGCTAAGATCCCCTGGCGAGCCTGC3027    LeuSerSerValLeuHisGlnArgAlaLysIleProTrpArgAlaCys    9909951000    ACTAAGTATCTGTCCTCTGCTGGCATTCTGCTCCTGTCCCTGCTTGTC3075    ThrLysTyrLeuSerSerAlaGlyIleLeuLeuLeuSerLeuLeuVal    100510101015    TTCTCCCAGCTGCTCAAGCACATGGTCTTGGTGGCCATTGATTATTGG3123    PheSerGlnLeuLeuLysHisMetValLeuValAlaIleAspTyrTrp    102010251030    CTGGCCAAGTGGACGGACAGTGCCCTGGTCCTGAGCCCCGCTGCCAGG3171    LeuAlaLysTrpThrAspSerAlaLeuValLeuSerProAlaAlaArg    103510401045    AACTGTTCGCTCAGCCAGGAATGTGACCTGGACCAGTCTGTCTATGCC3219    AsnCysSerLeuSerGlnGluCysAspLeuAspGlnSerValTyrAla    1050105510601065    ATGGTATTCACCTTGCTCTGCAGCCTGGGTATCGTGCTGTGCCTGGTC3267    MetValPheThrLeuLeuCysSerLeuGlyIleValLeuCysLeuVal    107010751080    ACCTCTGTCACTGTGGAGTGGACGGGACTGAAGGTGGCCAAGAGGCTA3315    ThrSerValThrValGluTrpThrGlyLeuLysValAlaLysArgLeu    108510901095    CACCGCAGCCTGCTCAACCGCATCATCCTGGCCCCCATGAGGTTCTTT3363    HisArgSerLeuLeuAsnArgIleIleLeuAlaProMetArgPhePhe    110011051110    GAGACCACACCCCTCGGGAGTATCCTGAACAGATTTTCATCCGACTGT3411    GluThrThrProLeuGlySerIleLeuAsnArgPheSerSerAspCys    111511201125    AACACCATTGACCAGCACATCCCATCCACGCTGGAGTGTCTGAGCCGG3459    AsnThrIleAspGlnHisIleProSerThrLeuGluCysLeuSerArg    1130113511401145    TCCACCCTGCTGTGTGTCTCCGCCCTGACTGTCATCTCCTATGTCACA3507    SerThrLeuLeuCysValSerAlaLeuThrValIleSerTyrValThr    115011551160    CCCGTGTTCCTCGTGGCCCTCTTACCCCTAGCTGTTGTGTGCTACTTC3555    ProValPheLeuValAlaLeuLeuProLeuAlaValValCysTyrPhe    116511701175    ATTCAGAAGTACTTCCGAGTGGCATCCAGGGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGAC3603    IleGlnLysTyrPheArgValAlaSerArgAspLeuGlnGlnLeuAsp    118011851190    GACACGACGCAGCTCCCGCTCGTCTCACACTTTGCTGAAACTGTGGAG3651    AspThrThrGlnLeuProLeuValSerHisPheAlaGluThrValGlu    119512001205    GGACTCACCACCATCCGTGCCTTCAGGTACGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAG3699    GlyLeuThrThrIleArgAlaPheArgTyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGln    1210121512201225    AAGCTTCTAGAATATACCGACTCCAACAACATCGCCTCCCTCTTCCTC3747    LysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAspSerAsnAsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeu    123012351240    ACGGCAGCCAACAGATGGCTGGAAGTCTGCATGGAGTACATCGGAGCG3795    ThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeuGluValCysMetGluTyrIleGlyAla    124512501255    TGCGTGGTACTCATTGCGGCTGCCACCTCCATCTCCAACTCCCTGCAC3843    CysValValLeuIleAlaAlaAlaThrSerIleSerAsnSerLeuHis    126012651270    AGGGAACTTTCTGCTGGCCTGGTGGGCCTGGGCCTCACCTATGCCTTG3891    ArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeuValGlyLeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeu    127512801285    ATGGTCTCCAACTACCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCGGACATG3939    MetValSerAsnTyrLeuAsnTrpMetValArgAsnLeuAlaAspMet    1290129513001305    GAGATCCAGCTGGGGGCTGTGAAGAGGATCCACGCACTCCTGAAAACC3987    GluIleGlnLeuGlyAlaValLysArgIleHisAlaLeuLeuLysThr    131013151320    GAGGCGGAGAGCTATGAGGGGCTCCTGGCGCCGTCGTTGATCCCCAAG4035    GluAlaGluSerTyrGluGlyLeuLeuAlaProSerLeuIleProLys    132513301335    AACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAAATTCAGAACCTGAGCGTGCGC4083    AsnTrpProAspGlnGlyLysIleGlnIleGlnAsnLeuSerValArg    134013451350    TATGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCAGTGCTGAAGCATGTCAACACCCTCATC4131    TyrAspSerSerLeuLysProValLeuLysHisValAsnThrLeuIle    135513601365    TCCCCGGGGCAGAAGATCGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACAGGCAGCGGGAAG4179    SerProGlyGlnLysIleGlyIleCysGlyArgThrGlySerGlyLys    1370137513801385    TCCTCCTTCTCCCTGGCCTTTTTCCGAATGGTGGACATGTTTGAAGGA4227    SerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhePheArgMetValAspMetPheGluGly    139013951400    CGCATCATCATTGATGGCATCGACATCGCCAAGCTGCCACTTCACACG4275    ArgIleIleIleAspGlyIleAspIleAlaLysLeuProLeuHisThr    140514101415    CTGCGCTCACGCCTGTCCATCATCCTACAGGACCCCGTCCTCTTCAGC4323    LeuArgSerArgLeuSerIleIleLeuGlnAspProValLeuPheSer    142014251430    GGCACGATCAGATTCAACCTGGACCCCGAGAAGAAATGCTCAGACAGC4371    GlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeuAspProGluLysLysCysSerAspSer    143514401445    ACACTGTGGGAGGCCCTGGAGATCGCCCAGCTGAAGCTGGTAGTGAAG4419    ThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAlaGlnLeuLysLeuValValLys    1450145514601465    GCACTGCCAGGAGGCCTAGATGCCATCATCACAGAAGGAGGGGAGAAT4467    AlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIleIleThrGluGlyGlyGluAsn    147014751480    TTTAGCCAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCCCGGGCCTTCGTG4515    PheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPheCysLeuAlaArgAlaPheVal    148514901495    AGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGATGAAGCAACCGCCTCCATCGAC4563    ArgLysThrSerIlePheIleMetAspGluAlaThrAlaSerIleAsp    150015051510    ATGGCTACGGAGAACATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCA4611    MetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLysValValMetThrAlaPheAla    151515201525    GACCGCACGGTGGTCACCATCGCGCATCGTGTGCACACCATCCTGAGT4659    AspArgThrValValThrIleAlaHisArgValHisThrIleLeuSer    1530153515401545    GCAGACCTGGTGATGGTCCTCAAGAGGGGTGCTATCCTGGAGTTTGAC4707    AlaAspLeuValMetValLeuLysArgGlyAlaIleLeuGluPheAsp    155015551560    AAGCCAGAGACGCTCCTCAGCCAGAAGGACAGCGTGTTCGCCTCCTTT4755    LysProGluThrLeuLeuSerGlnLysAspSerValPheAlaSerPhe    156515701575    GTCCGTGCGGACAAGTGACTTACCGGAGCCAAAGTGCCACCCCGCGCCTCGCTTG4810    ValArgAlaAspLys    1580    CTTGCCTAGGATTTCTAACTGCAAATCACTTGTAAATAAATTAATTCTTTGCTAAAAAAA4870    AAAAAAA4877    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 1582 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluAsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArg    151015    ValAspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCysPheValAspAlaLeuAsn    202530    ValValProHisValPheLeuLeuPheIleThrPheProIleLeuPhe    354045    IleGlyTrpGlySerGlnSerSerLysValHisIleHisHisSerThr    505560    TrpLeuHisPheProGlyHisAsnLeuArgTrpIleLeuThrPheIle    65707580    LeuLeuPheValLeuValCysGluIleAlaGluGlyIleLeuSerAsp    859095    GlyValThrGluSerArgHisLeuHisLeuTyrMetProAlaGlyMet    100105110    AlaPheMetAlaAlaIleThrSerValValTyrTyrHisAsnIleGlu    115120125    ThrSerAsnPheProLysLeuLeuIleAlaLeuLeuIleTyrTrpThr    130135140    LeuAlaPheIleThrLysThrIleLysPheValLysPheTyrAspHis    145150155160    AlaIleGlyPheSerGlnLeuArgPheCysLeuThrGlyLeuLeuVal    165170175    IleLeuTyrGlyMetLeuLeuLeuValGluValAsnValIleArgVal    180185190    ArgArgTyrIlePhePheLysThrProArgGluValLysProProGlu    195200205    AspLeuGlnAspLeuGlyValArgPheLeuGlnProPheValAsnLeu    210215220    LeuSerLysGlyThrTyrTrpTrpMetAsnAlaPheIleLysThrAla    225230235240    HisLysLysProIleAspLeuArgAlaIleAlaLysLeuProIleAla    245250255    MetArgAlaLeuThrAsnTyrGlnArgLeuCysValAlaPheAspAla    260265270    GlnAlaArgLysAspThrGlnSerProGlnGlyAlaArgAlaIleTrp    275280285    ArgAlaLeuCysHisAlaPheGlyArgArgLeuIleLeuSerSerThr    290295300    PheArgIleLeuAlaAspLeuLeuGlyPheAlaGlyProLeuCysIle    305310315320    PheGlyIleValAspHisLeuGlyLysGluAsnHisValPheGlnPro    325330335    LysThrGlnPheLeuGlyValTyrPheValSerSerGlnGluPheLeu    340345350    GlyAsnAlaTyrValLeuAlaValLeuLeuPheLeuAlaLeuLeuLeu    355360365    GlnArgThrPheLeuGlnAlaSerTyrTyrValAlaIleGluThrGly    370375380    IleAsnLeuArgGlyAlaIleGlnThrLysIleTyrAsnLysIleMet    385390395400    HisMetSerThrSerAsnLeuSerMetGlyGluMetThrAlaGlyGln    405410415    IleCysAsnLeuValAlaIleAspThrAsnGlnLeuMetTrpPhePhe    420425430    PheLeuCysProAsnLeuTrpThrMetProValGlnIleIleValGly    435440445    ValIleLeuLeuTyrTyrIleLeuGlyValSerAlaLeuIleGlyAla    450455460    AlaValIleIleLeuLeuAlaProValGlnTyrPheValAlaThrLys    465470475480    LeuSerGlnAlaGlnArgThrThrLeuGluHisSerAsnGluArgLeu    485490495    LysGlnThrAsnGluMetLeuArgGlyMetLysLeuLeuLysLeuTyr    500505510    AlaTrpGluSerIlePheCysSerArgValGluValThrArgArgLys    515520525    GluMetThrSerLeuArgAlaPheAlaValTyrThrSerIleSerIle    530535540    PheMetAsnThrAlaIleProIleAlaAlaValLeuIleThrPheVal    545550555560    GlyHisValSerPhePheLysGluSerAspLeuSerProSerValAla    565570575    PheAlaSerLeuSerLeuPheHisIleLeuValThrProLeuPheLeu    580585590    LeuSerSerValValArgSerThrValLysAlaLeuValSerValGln    595600605    LysLeuSerGluPheLeuSerSerAlaGluIleArgGluGluGlnCys    610615620    AlaProArgGluProAlaProGlnGlyGlnAlaGlyLysTyrGlnAla    625630635640    ValProLeuLysValValAsnArgLysArgProAlaArgGluGluVal    645650655    ArgAspLeuLeuGlyProLeuGlnArgLeuAlaProSerMetAspGly    660665670    AspAlaAspAsnPheCysValGlnIleIleGlyGlyPhePheThrTrp    675680685    ThrProAspGlyIleProThrLeuSerAsnIleThrIleArgIlePro    690695700    ArgGlyGlnLeuThrMetIleValGlyGlnValGlyCysGlyLysSer    705710715720    SerLeuLeuLeuAlaThrLeuGlyGluMetGlnLysValSerGlyAla    725730735    ValPheTrpAsnSerAsnLeuProAspSerGluGlyArgGlyProGln    740745750    GlnProArgAlaGlyAspSerSerTrpLeuGlyTyrGlnGluGlnArg    755760765    ProArgGlyTyrAlaSerGlnLysProTrpLeuLeuAsnAlaThrVal    770775780    GluGluAsnIleThrPheGluSerProPheAsnProGlnArgTyrLys    785790795800    MetValIleGluAlaCysSerLeuGlnProAspIleAspIleLeuPro    805810815    HisGlyAspGlnThrGlnIleGlyGluArgGlyIleAsnLeuSerGly    820825830    GlyGlnArgProAspGlnCysGlyProGluProSerThrSerArgPro    835840845    MetPheValPheLeuAspAspProPheSerAlaLeuAspValHisLeu    850855860    SerAspHisLeuMetGlnAlaGlyIleLeuGluLeuLeuArgAspAsp    865870875880    LysArgThrValValLeuValThrHisLysLeuGlnTyrLeuProHis    885890895    AlaAspTrpIleIleAlaMetLysAspGlyThrIleGlnArgGluGly    900905910    ThrLeuLysAspPheGlnArgSerGluCysGlnLeuPheGluHisTrp    915920925    LysThrLeuMetAsnArgGlnAspGlnGluLeuGluLysGluThrVal    930935940    MetGluArgLysAlaSerGluProSerGlnGlyLeuProArgAlaMet    945950955960    SerSerArgAspGlyLeuLeuLeuAspGluGluGluGluGluGluGlu    965970975    AlaAlaGluSerGluGluAspAspAsnLeuSerSerValLeuHisGln    980985990    ArgAlaLysIleProTrpArgAlaCysThrLysTyrLeuSerSerAla    99510001005    GlyIleLeuLeuLeuSerLeuLeuValPheSerGlnLeuLeuLysHis    101010151020    MetValLeuValAlaIleAspTyrTrpLeuAlaLysTrpThrAspSer    1025103010351040    AlaLeuValLeuSerProAlaAlaArgAsnCysSerLeuSerGlnGlu    104510501055    CysAspLeuAspGlnSerValTyrAlaMetValPheThrLeuLeuCys    106010651070    SerLeuGlyIleValLeuCysLeuValThrSerValThrValGluTrp    107510801085    ThrGlyLeuLysValAlaLysArgLeuHisArgSerLeuLeuAsnArg    109010951100    IleIleLeuAlaProMetArgPhePheGluThrThrProLeuGlySer    1105111011151120    IleLeuAsnArgPheSerSerAspCysAsnThrIleAspGlnHisIle    112511301135    ProSerThrLeuGluCysLeuSerArgSerThrLeuLeuCysValSer    114011451150    AlaLeuThrValIleSerTyrValThrProValPheLeuValAlaLeu    115511601165    LeuProLeuAlaValValCysTyrPheIleGlnLysTyrPheArgVal    117011751180    AlaSerArgAspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeu    1185119011951200    ValSerHisPheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAla    120512101215    PheArgTyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAsp    122012251230    SerAsnAsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeu    123512401245    GluValCysMetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAla    125012551260    AlaThrSerIleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeu    1265127012751280    ValGlyLeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetValSerAsnTyrLeuAsn    128512901295    TrpMetValArgAsnLeuAlaAspMetGluIleGlnLeuGlyAlaVal    130013051310    LysArgIleHisAlaLeuLeuLysThrGluAlaGluSerTyrGluGly    131513201325    LeuLeuAlaProSerLeuIleProLysAsnTrpProAspGlnGlyLys    133013351340    IleGlnIleGlnAsnLeuSerValArgTyrAspSerSerLeuLysPro    1345135013551360    ValLeuLysHisValAsnThrLeuIleSerProGlyGlnLysIleGly    136513701375    IleCysGlyArgThrGlySerGlyLysSerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhe    138013851390    PheArgMetValAspMetPheGluGlyArgIleIleIleAspGlyIle    139514001405    AspIleAlaLysLeuProLeuHisThrLeuArgSerArgLeuSerIle    141014151420    IleLeuGlnAspProValLeuPheSerGlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeu    1425143014351440    AspProGluLysLysCysSerAspSerThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGlu    144514501455    IleAlaGlnLeuLysLeuValValLysAlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAsp    146014651470    AlaIleIleThrGluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGln    147514801485    LeuPheCysLeuAlaArgAlaPheValArgLysThrSerIlePheIle    149014951500    MetAspGluAlaThrAlaSerIleAspMetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeu    1505151015151520    GlnLysValValMetThrAlaPheAlaAspArgThrValValThrIle    152515301535    AlaHisArgValHisThrIleLeuSerAlaAspLeuValMetValLeu    154015451550    LysArgGlyAlaIleLeuGluPheAspLysProGluThrLeuLeuSer    155515601565    GlnLysAspSerValPheAlaSerPheValArgAlaAspLys    157015751580    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Amino acid    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThr    15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Amino acid    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11:    AsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgValAspGlnGly    15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acids    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:    CACGCTCAGGTTCTGGAT18    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 18 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acids    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: YES    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:    TCAACTGGATGGTGAGGA18    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:    TGACATCGCCAAACTGC17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: YES    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:    TCCTGGCAGTGCCTTCA17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 20 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: YES    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:    TCCTCTCAGGGTCCAGGTTA20    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:    ACAAGGAGCCTGGGGAT17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: YES    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:    TGCATGGGTCCCAGTGA17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 25 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:    TTGACCATTCACCACATTGGTGTGC25    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 17 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: YES    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:    TCCTGGCAGTGCCTTCA17    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThr    15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 11 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:    AsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgValAspGlnGly    1510    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 26 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Nucleic Acid    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:    GAGAGAAGCTTNTGNGGNGANAANCA26    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 28 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Nucleic Acid    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:    GAGAGAGAATTCCNTGNTCNACNCNNTA28    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 47 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Nucleic Acid    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:    TTTTGCGGGACGGAGAATCACTCGGCCGCCTACCGCGTCGACCAAGG47    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 9 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: Nucleic Acid    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:    GCCNCCAUG9    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 4635 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal    (ix) FEATURE:    (A) NAME/KEY: CDS    (B) LOCATION: 37..4533    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:    GCGCGGAGCCGGAGCCGAGCCCGTGCGCGCGCCACCATGCCTTTGGCCTTCTGC54    MetProLeuAlaPheCys    15    GGCACCGAGAACCACTCGGCCGCCTACCGGGTGGACCAAGGCGTCCTC102    GlyThrGluAsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgValAspGlnGlyValLeu    101520    AACAACGGCTGCTTCGTGGACGCGCTCAATGTGGTGCCACATGTCTTT150    AsnAsnGlyCysPheValAspAlaLeuAsnValValProHisValPhe    253035    CTGCTCTTCATCACCTTCCCCATCCTCTTCATCGGATGGGGCAGCCAG198    LeuLeuPheIleThrPheProIleLeuPheIleGlyTrpGlySerGln    404550    AGCTCCAAGGTGCACATTCACCACAGCACCTGGCTCCATTTCCCGGGG246    SerSerLysValHisIleHisHisSerThrTrpLeuHisPheProGly    55606570    CACAACCTGCGCTGGATCCTGACCTTCATACTGCTCTTCGTCCTCGTG294    HisAsnLeuArgTrpIleLeuThrPheIleLeuLeuPheValLeuVal    758085    TGTGAGATCGCTGAGGGTATCCTGTCTGACGGGGTGACAGAATCCCGC342    CysGluIleAlaGluGlyIleLeuSerAspGlyValThrGluSerArg    9095100    CACCTCCACTTATACATGCCAGCTGGGATGGCATTCATGGCTGCCATC390    HisLeuHisLeuTyrMetProAlaGlyMetAlaPheMetAlaAlaIle    105110115    ACCTCTGTGGTCTACTACCATAACATTGAGACCTCTAACTTTCCCAAG438    ThrSerValValTyrTyrHisAsnIleGluThrSerAsnPheProLys    120125130    CTGCTGATTGCTCTGCTCATCTACTGGACCCTGGCCTTCATCACGAAG486    LeuLeuIleAlaLeuLeuIleTyrTrpThrLeuAlaPheIleThrLys    135140145150    ACCATCAAGTTCGTCAAGTTCTACGACCACGCCATTGGCTTCTCTCAG534    ThrIleLysPheValLysPheTyrAspHisAlaIleGlyPheSerGln    155160165    CTGCGCTTCTGCCTCACGGGGCTTCTGGTGATCCTCTACGGGATGCTG582    LeuArgPheCysLeuThrGlyLeuLeuValIleLeuTyrGlyMetLeu    170175180    CTGCTTGTGGAGGTCAATGTCATCCGGGTGAGGAGATACGTCTTCTTC630    LeuLeuValGluValAsnValIleArgValArgArgTyrValPhePhe    185190195    AAGACACCAAGGGAAGTAAAGCCCCCCGAGGACCTACAGGACCTGGGT678    LysThrProArgGluValLysProProGluAspLeuGlnAspLeuGly    200205210    GTGCGCTTTCTGCAGCCCTTCGTTAACCTGCTATCAAAGGGGACCTAC726    ValArgPheLeuGlnProPheValAsnLeuLeuSerLysGlyThrTyr    215220225230    TGGTGGATGAATGCCTTCATCAAGACTGCTCACAAGAAGCCCATCGAC774    TrpTrpMetAsnAlaPheIleLysThrAlaHisLysLysProIleAsp    235240245    CTGCGGGCCATCGGGAAGCTGCCCATTGCCATGAGAGCCCTCACCAAC822    LeuArgAlaIleGlyLysLeuProIleAlaMetArgAlaLeuThrAsn    250255260    TACCAGCGACTCTGCTTGGCCTTCGATGCCCAGGCGCGGAAGGACACA870    TyrGlnArgLeuCysLeuAlaPheAspAlaGlnAlaArgLysAspThr    265270275    CAGAGCCAGCAGGGTGCCCGGGCCATCTGGAGGGCTCTCTGTCATGCC918    GlnSerGlnGlnGlyAlaArgAlaIleTrpArgAlaLeuCysHisAla    280285290    TTTGGGAGACGGCTGGTCCTCAGCAGCACATTCCGTATCCTGGCCGAC966    PheGlyArgArgLeuValLeuSerSerThrPheArgIleLeuAlaAsp    295300305310    CTCCTGGGCTTTGCTGGGCCACTCTGCATCTTCGGGATCGTGGACCAC1014    LeuLeuGlyPheAlaGlyProLeuCysIlePheGlyIleValAspHis    315320325    CTCGGGAAGGAGAACCACGTCTTCCAGCCCAAGACACAGTTTCTTGGA1062    LeuGlyLysGluAsnHisValPheGlnProLysThrGlnPheLeuGly    330335340    GTTTACTTTGTCTCATCCCAAGAGTTCCTCGGCAATGCCTATGTCTTG1110    ValTyrPheValSerSerGlnGluPheLeuGlyAsnAlaTyrValLeu    345350355    GCTGTTCTTCTGTTCCTTGCCCTCCTGCTGCAAAGGACCTTTCTACAA1158    AlaValLeuLeuPheLeuAlaLeuLeuLeuGlnArgThrPheLeuGln    360365370    GCCTCGTACTACGTTGCCATTGAAACTGGGATCAACCTGAGAGGAGCA1206    AlaSerTyrTyrValAlaIleGluThrGlyIleAsnLeuArgGlyAla    375380385390    ATCCAGACCAAGATTTACAATAAGATCATGCACTTGTCTACTTCCAAC1254    IleGlnThrLysIleTyrAsnLysIleMetHisLeuSerThrSerAsn    395400405    CTGTCCATGGGGGAAATGACTGCTGGGCAGATCTGCAACCTGGTGGCC1302    LeuSerMetGlyGluMetThrAlaGlyGlnIleCysAsnLeuValAla    410415420    ATCGACACCAACCAGCTCATGTGGTTTTTCTTCTTATGCCCAAACCTC1350    IleAspThrAsnGlnLeuMetTrpPhePhePheLeuCysProAsnLeu    425430435    TGGGCTATGCCGGTACAGATCATTGTGGGCGTGATCCTCCTCTACTAC1398    TrpAlaMetProValGlnIleIleValGlyValIleLeuLeuTyrTyr    440445450    ATCCTTGGGGTCAGCGCCTTGATTGGAGCGGCTGTCATCATTCTGCTG1446    IleLeuGlyValSerAlaLeuIleGlyAlaAlaValIleIleLeuLeu    455460465470    GCTCCTGTACAGTACTTTGTGGCCACCAAGCTGTCCCAGGCACAGCGG1494    AlaProValGlnTyrPheValAlaThrLysLeuSerGlnAlaGlnArg    475480485    ACGACCCTGGAATATTCCAATGAGAGGCTGAAGCAGACCAATGAGATG1542    ThrThrLeuGluTyrSerAsnGluArgLeuLysGlnThrAsnGluMet    490495500    CTCCGGGGCATCAAGTTGCTCAAGCTCTATGCGTGGGAGAACATCTTC1590    LeuArgGlyIleLysLeuLeuLysLeuTyrAlaTrpGluAsnIlePhe    505510515    TGCTCCAGGGTGGAGAAGACACGCAGGAAGGAAATGACCAGCCTCAGG1638    CysSerArgValGluLysThrArgArgLysGluMetThrSerLeuArg    520525530    GCCTTCGCTGTCTACACCTCCATCTCCATCTTCATGAACACAGCTATC1686    AlaPheAlaValTyrThrSerIleSerIlePheMetAsnThrAlaIle    535540545550    CCCATCGCTGCTGTCCTCATCACCTTCGTGGGCCACGTCAGCTTCTTC1734    ProIleAlaAlaValLeuIleThrPheValGlyHisValSerPhePhe    555560565    AAAGAGTCGGACTTCTCGCCCTCGGTGGCCTTTGCCTCTCTCTCTCTC1782    LysGluSerAspPheSerProSerValAlaPheAlaSerLeuSerLeu    570575580    TTCCACATCCTGGTCACACCGCTGTTCCTGCTGTCTAGTGTGGTTCGG1830    PheHisIleLeuValThrProLeuPheLeuLeuSerSerValValArg    585590595    TCCACTGTCAAGGCCCTGGTGAGCGTGCAAAAGCTGAGTGAGTTCCTG1878    SerThrValLysAlaLeuValSerValGlnLysLeuSerGluPheLeu    600605610    TCCAGTGCAGAGATCCGTGAGGAACAGTGTGCCCCCCGAGAGCCCGCA1926    SerSerAlaGluIleArgGluGluGlnCysAlaProArgGluProAla    615620625630    CCCCAAGGCCAAGCGGGCAAGTACCAGGCGGTGCCCCTCAAGGTCGTA1974    ProGlnGlyGlnAlaGlyLysTyrGlnAlaValProLeuLysValVal    635640645    AACCGCAAGCGCCCAGCCCGAGAAGAAGTCCGGGACCTCTTGGGCCCA2022    AsnArgLysArgProAlaArgGluGluValArgAspLeuLeuGlyPro    650655660    CTGCAGAGGCTGACTCCCAGCACGGATGGAGACGCTGACAACTTCTGT2070    LeuGlnArgLeuThrProSerThrAspGlyAspAlaAspAsnPheCys    665670675    GTCCAGATCATCGGAGGCTTCTTCACCTGGACCCCTGATGGAATCCCC2118    ValGlnIleIleGlyGlyPhePheThrTrpThrProAspGlyIlePro    680685690    ACCCTGTCCAACATCACCATCCGTATCCCCCGAGGTCAGCTGACCATG2166    ThrLeuSerAsnIleThrIleArgIleProArgGlyGlnLeuThrMet    695700705710    ATCGTGGGGCAGGTGGGCTGTGGCAAGTCCTCGCTCCTTCTGGCCACC2214    IleValGlyGlnValGlyCysGlyLysSerSerLeuLeuLeuAlaThr    715720725    CTGGGGGAGATGCAGAAGGTCTCTGGAGCTGTCTTCTGGAACAGCCTT2262    LeuGlyGluMetGlnLysValSerGlyAlaValPheTrpAsnSerLeu    730735740    CCAGACAGCGAGGGGAGAAGACCCCAGCAACCCAGAGCGGGAGACAGC2310    ProAspSerGluGlyArgArgProGlnGlnProArgAlaGlyAspSer    745750755    GGCCGATTCGGATGCCAGGAGCAGAGGCCCTGTGGCTACGCATCTCAG2358    GlyArgPheGlyCysGlnGluGlnArgProCysGlyTyrAlaSerGln    760765770    AAACCATGGCTGCTAAATGCCACTGTGGAGGAGAACATCACCTTCGAG2406    LysProTrpLeuLeuAsnAlaThrValGluGluAsnIleThrPheGlu    775780785790    AGTCCCTTCAATAAGCAACGGTACAAGATGGTCATCGAAGCCTGCTCC2454    SerProPheAsnLysGlnArgTyrLysMetValIleGluAlaCysSer    795800805    CTGCAGCCAGACATAGACATCCTGCCCCATGGAGACCAGACTCAGATT2502    LeuGlnProAspIleAspIleLeuProHisGlyAspGlnThrGlnIle    810815820    GGGGAACGAGGCATCAACTTGAGTACTGGTGGTCAGCGTCCAGATCAG2550    GlyGluArgGlyIleAsnLeuSerThrGlyGlyGlnArgProAspGln    825830835    TGTAGACCCGAGCCCTCTACCAGCACACCAATGATTGTCTTTTTGGAT2598    CysArgProGluProSerThrSerThrProMetIleValPheLeuAsp    840845850    GACCCTTTCTCGGCTCTGGATGTCCATCTGAGTGACCACCTAATGCAG2646    AspProPheSerAlaLeuAspValHisLeuSerAspHisLeuMetGln    855860865870    GCTGGCATCCTCGAGCTGCTCCGGGATGACAAGAGGACAGTGGTCTTG2694    AlaGlyIleLeuGluLeuLeuArgAspAspLysArgThrValValLeu    875880885    GTGACCCACAAGCTACAGTACCTGCCTCATGCTGACTGGATCATTGCT2742    ValThrHisLysLeuGlnTyrLeuProHisAlaAspTrpIleIleAla    890895900    ATGAAGGATGGCACCATTCAGAGGGAGGGGACACTCAAGGACTTCCAG2790    MetLysAspGlyThrIleGlnArgGluGlyThrLeuLysAspPheGln    905910915    AGGTCTGAGTGCCAGCTCTTTGAGCATTGGAAGACCCTCATGAACCGG2838    ArgSerGluCysGlnLeuPheGluHisTrpLysThrLeuMetAsnArg    920925930    CAGGACCAAGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGACAGTCATGGAGAGAAAAGCCCCA2886    GlnAspGlnGluLeuGluLysGluThrValMetGluArgLysAlaPro    935940945950    GAGCCATCTCAGGGCCTGCCCCGTGCCATGTCCTCAAGAGATGGCCTT2934    GluProSerGlnGlyLeuProArgAlaMetSerSerArgAspGlyLeu    955960965    CTGCTGGATGAGGATGAGGAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCCGAGAGCGAGGAA2982    LeuLeuAspGluAspGluGluGluGluGluAlaAlaGluSerGluGlu    970975980    GATGACAACTTATCCTCTGTGCTGCATCAGCGAGCCAAGATCCCATGG3030    AspAspAsnLeuSerSerValLeuHisGlnArgAlaLysIleProTrp    985990995    CGAGCCTGCACCAAGTATTTGTCCTCTGCTGGCATCCTGCTCCTGTCC3078    ArgAlaCysThrLysTyrLeuSerSerAlaGlyIleLeuLeuLeuSer    100010051010    CTGCTTGTCTTCTCCCAGCTGCTCAAGCACATGGTCTTGGTGGCCATT3126    LeuLeuValPheSerGlnLeuLeuLysHisMetValLeuValAlaIle    1015102010251030    GACTACTGGCTGGCCAAGTGGACGGACAGTGCCCTGGTCCTGAGCCCC3174    AspTyrTrpLeuAlaLysTrpThrAspSerAlaLeuValLeuSerPro    103510401045    GCCGCCAGGAACTGCTCCCTCAGCCAGGAATGTGCCCTGGACCAATCT3222    AlaAlaArgAsnCysSerLeuSerGlnGluCysAlaLeuAspGlnSer    105010551060    GTCTATGCCATGGTATTCACCGTGCTCTGCAGCCTGGGTATCGCGCTG3270    ValTyrAlaMetValPheThrValLeuCysSerLeuGlyIleAlaLeu    106510701075    TGCCTTGTCACCTCTGTCACTGTGGAGTGGACGGGACTGAAGGTGGCC3318    CysLeuValThrSerValThrValGluTrpThrGlyLeuLysValAla    108010851090    AAGAGGCTGCATCGCAGCCTGCTCAACCGTATCATCCTGGCTCCCATG3366    LysArgLeuHisArgSerLeuLeuAsnArgIleIleLeuAlaProMet    1095110011051110    AGGTTCTTTGAGACCACGCCCCTGGGGAGTATCCTGAACAGATTTTCA3414    ArgPhePheGluThrThrProLeuGlySerIleLeuAsnArgPheSer    111511201125    TCTGACTGTAACACCATTGACCAGCATATCCCGTCCACGCTGGAGTGC3462    SerAspCysAsnThrIleAspGlnHisIleProSerThrLeuGluCys    113011351140    CTGAGCAGATCCACCTTACTCTGTGTCTCCGCCCTGGCTGTCATCTCC3510    LeuSerArgSerThrLeuLeuCysValSerAlaLeuAlaValIleSer    114511501155    TACGTCACGCCTGTGTTCCTAGTGGCCCTCTTACCCCTCGCCGTCGTG3558    TyrValThrProValPheLeuValAlaLeuLeuProLeuAlaValVal    116011651170    TGCTACTTCATCCAGAAGTACTTCCGAGTGGCGTCCAGGGACCTGCAG3606    CysTyrPheIleGlnLysTyrPheArgValAlaSerArgAspLeuGln    1175118011851190    CAGCTGGACGACACAACACAGCTCCCTCTGCTCTCACACTTTGCTGAA3654    GlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeuLeuSerHisPheAlaGlu    119512001205    ACTGTGGAAGGACTCACCACCATCCGTGCCTTCAGGTACGAGGCCCGG3702    ThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAlaPheArgTyrGluAlaArg    121012151220    TTCCAGCAGAAGCTCCTAGAGTACACCGACTCCAACAACATTGCCTCT3750    PheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAspSerAsnAsnIleAlaSer    122512301235    CTCTTCCTCACAGCAGCCAACAGGTGGCTGGAAGTCCGCATGGAGTAC3798    LeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeuGluValArgMetGluTyr    124012451250    ATCGGAGCATGCGTGGTACTCATCGCCGCTGCCACCTCCATCTCCAAC3846    IleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAlaAlaThrSerIleSerAsn    1255126012651270    TCCCTACACAGGGAGCTCTCAGCCGGCCTAGTAGGCCTGGGCCTCACC3894    SerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeuValGlyLeuGlyLeuThr    127512801285    TATGCCTTGATGATTGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACAGGCAGTGGAAAATCC3942    TyrAlaLeuMetIleGlyIleCysGlyArgThrGlySerGlyLysSer    129012951300    TCCTTCTCTCTCGCCTTTTTCCGAATGGTGGATATGTTTGAAGGGCGT3990    SerPheSerLeuAlaPhePheArgMetValAspMetPheGluGlyArg    130513101315    ATCATCATCGATGGCATTGACATCGCCAAGCTGCCGCTGCACACGCTC4038    IleIleIleAspGlyIleAspIleAlaLysLeuProLeuHisThrLeu    132013251330    CGCTCACGCCTGTCTATCATCCTACAGGACCCTGTTCTCTTCAGTGGT4086    ArgSerArgLeuSerIleIleLeuGlnAspProValLeuPheSerGly    1335134013451350    ACCATCAGATTCAACCTGGACCCAGAGAAGAAATGCTCAGACAGCACG4134    ThrIleArgPheAsnLeuAspProGluLysLysCysSerAspSerThr    135513601365    CTGTGGGAGGCTCTGGAGATCGCTCAGCTGAAGCTGGTGGTGAAGGCC4182    LeuTrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAlaGlnLeuLysLeuValValLysAla    137013751380    CTGCCAGGAGGCCTGGATGCCATCATCACGGAAGGAGGGGAGAATTTT4230    LeuProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIleIleThrGluGlyGlyGluAsnPhe    138513901395    AGCCAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCCCGGGCCTTTGTGAGG4278    SerGlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPheCysLeuAlaArgAlaPheValArg    140014051410    AAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGATGAAGCAACTGCCTCCATCGACATG4326    LysThrSerIlePheIleMetAspGluAlaThrAlaSerIleAspMet    1415142014251430    GCTACGGAAAATATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCAGAC4374    AlaThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLysValValMetThrAlaPheAlaAsp    143514401445    CGCACCGTGGTCACCATCGCGCACCGCGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCA4422    ArgThrValValThrIleAlaHisArgValHisThrIleLeuSerAla    145014551460    GACCTAGTGATGGTCCTGAAGAGGGGCGCGATCCTGGAGTTCGACAAG4470    AspLeuValMetValLeuLysArgGlyAlaIleLeuGluPheAspLys    146514701475    CCGGAAAAGCTTCTCAGCCAGAAGGACAGCGTCTTTGCCTCCTTTGTC4518    ProGluLysLeuLeuSerGlnLysAspSerValPheAlaSerPheVal    148014851490    CGCGCGGACAAATGACCAGCCAGCGCCAAAGTGCCACCCCACACCTCACCTG4570    ArgAlaAspLys    1495    CTTGCCATGGATTTCTTACTGTAAATCACTTGTAAATAAAGAAACTAATTCTTTGCTAAA4630    AAAAA4635    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 1498 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluAsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArg    151015    ValAspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCysPheValAspAlaLeuAsn    202530    ValValProHisValPheLeuLeuPheIleThrPheProIleLeuPhe    354045    IleGlyTrpGlySerGlnSerSerLysValHisIleHisHisSerThr    505560    TrpLeuHisPheProGlyHisAsnLeuArgTrpIleLeuThrPheIle    65707580    LeuLeuPheValLeuValCysGluIleAlaGluGlyIleLeuSerAsp    859095    GlyValThrGluSerArgHisLeuHisLeuTyrMetProAlaGlyMet    100105110    AlaPheMetAlaAlaIleThrSerValValTyrTyrHisAsnIleGlu    115120125    ThrSerAsnPheProLysLeuLeuIleAlaLeuLeuIleTyrTrpThr    130135140    LeuAlaPheIleThrLysThrIleLysPheValLysPheTyrAspHis    145150155160    AlaIleGlyPheSerGlnLeuArgPheCysLeuThrGlyLeuLeuVal    165170175    IleLeuTyrGlyMetLeuLeuLeuValGluValAsnValIleArgVal    180185190    ArgArgTyrValPhePheLysThrProArgGluValLysProProGlu    195200205    AspLeuGlnAspLeuGlyValArgPheLeuGlnProPheValAsnLeu    210215220    LeuSerLysGlyThrTyrTrpTrpMetAsnAlaPheIleLysThrAla    225230235240    HisLysLysProIleAspLeuArgAlaIleGlyLysLeuProIleAla    245250255    MetArgAlaLeuThrAsnTyrGlnArgLeuCysLeuAlaPheAspAla    260265270    GlnAlaArgLysAspThrGlnSerGlnGlnGlyAlaArgAlaIleTrp    275280285    ArgAlaLeuCysHisAlaPheGlyArgArgLeuValLeuSerSerThr    290295300    PheArgIleLeuAlaAspLeuLeuGlyPheAlaGlyProLeuCysIle    305310315320    PheGlyIleValAspHisLeuGlyLysGluAsnHisValPheGlnPro    325330335    LysThrGlnPheLeuGlyValTyrPheValSerSerGlnGluPheLeu    340345350    GlyAsnAlaTyrValLeuAlaValLeuLeuPheLeuAlaLeuLeuLeu    355360365    GlnArgThrPheLeuGlnAlaSerTyrTyrValAlaIleGluThrGly    370375380    IleAsnLeuArgGlyAlaIleGlnThrLysIleTyrAsnLysIleMet    385390395400    HisLeuSerThrSerAsnLeuSerMetGlyGluMetThrAlaGlyGln    405410415    IleCysAsnLeuValAlaIleAspThrAsnGlnLeuMetTrpPhePhe    420425430    PheLeuCysProAsnLeuTrpAlaMetProValGlnIleIleValGly    435440445    ValIleLeuLeuTyrTyrIleLeuGlyValSerAlaLeuIleGlyAla    450455460    AlaValIleIleLeuLeuAlaProValGlnTyrPheValAlaThrLys    465470475480    LeuSerGlnAlaGlnArgThrThrLeuGluTyrSerAsnGluArgLeu    485490495    LysGlnThrAsnGluMetLeuArgGlyIleLysLeuLeuLysLeuTyr    500505510    AlaTrpGluAsnIlePheCysSerArgValGluLysThrArgArgLys    515520525    GluMetThrSerLeuArgAlaPheAlaValTyrThrSerIleSerIle    530535540    PheMetAsnThrAlaIleProIleAlaAlaValLeuIleThrPheVal    545550555560    GlyHisValSerPhePheLysGluSerAspPheSerProSerValAla    565570575    PheAlaSerLeuSerLeuPheHisIleLeuValThrProLeuPheLeu    580585590    LeuSerSerValValArgSerThrValLysAlaLeuValSerValGln    595600605    LysLeuSerGluPheLeuSerSerAlaGluIleArgGluGluGlnCys    610615620    AlaProArgGluProAlaProGlnGlyGlnAlaGlyLysTyrGlnAla    625630635640    ValProLeuLysValValAsnArgLysArgProAlaArgGluGluVal    645650655    ArgAspLeuLeuGlyProLeuGlnArgLeuThrProSerThrAspGly    660665670    AspAlaAspAsnPheCysValGlnIleIleGlyGlyPhePheThrTrp    675680685    ThrProAspGlyIleProThrLeuSerAsnIleThrIleArgIlePro    690695700    ArgGlyGlnLeuThrMetIleValGlyGlnValGlyCysGlyLysSer    705710715720    SerLeuLeuLeuAlaThrLeuGlyGluMetGlnLysValSerGlyAla    725730735    ValPheTrpAsnSerLeuProAspSerGluGlyArgArgProGlnGln    740745750    ProArgAlaGlyAspSerGlyArgPheGlyCysGlnGluGlnArgPro    755760765    CysGlyTyrAlaSerGlnLysProTrpLeuLeuAsnAlaThrValGlu    770775780    GluAsnIleThrPheGluSerProPheAsnLysGlnArgTyrLysMet    785790795800    ValIleGluAlaCysSerLeuGlnProAspIleAspIleLeuProHis    805810815    GlyAspGlnThrGlnIleGlyGluArgGlyIleAsnLeuSerThrGly    820825830    GlyGlnArgProAspGlnCysArgProGluProSerThrSerThrPro    835840845    MetIleValPheLeuAspAspProPheSerAlaLeuAspValHisLeu    850855860    SerAspHisLeuMetGlnAlaGlyIleLeuGluLeuLeuArgAspAsp    865870875880    LysArgThrValValLeuValThrHisLysLeuGlnTyrLeuProHis    885890895    AlaAspTrpIleIleAlaMetLysAspGlyThrIleGlnArgGluGly    900905910    ThrLeuLysAspPheGlnArgSerGluCysGlnLeuPheGluHisTrp    915920925    LysThrLeuMetAsnArgGlnAspGlnGluLeuGluLysGluThrVal    930935940    MetGluArgLysAlaProGluProSerGlnGlyLeuProArgAlaMet    945950955960    SerSerArgAspGlyLeuLeuLeuAspGluAspGluGluGluGluGlu    965970975    AlaAlaGluSerGluGluAspAspAsnLeuSerSerValLeuHisGln    980985990    ArgAlaLysIleProTrpArgAlaCysThrLysTyrLeuSerSerAla    99510001005    GlyIleLeuLeuLeuSerLeuLeuValPheSerGlnLeuLeuLysHis    101010151020    MetValLeuValAlaIleAspTyrTrpLeuAlaLysTrpThrAspSer    1025103010351040    AlaLeuValLeuSerProAlaAlaArgAsnCysSerLeuSerGlnGlu    104510501055    CysAlaLeuAspGlnSerValTyrAlaMetValPheThrValLeuCys    106010651070    SerLeuGlyIleAlaLeuCysLeuValThrSerValThrValGluTrp    107510801085    ThrGlyLeuLysValAlaLysArgLeuHisArgSerLeuLeuAsnArg    109010951100    IleIleLeuAlaProMetArgPhePheGluThrThrProLeuGlySer    1105111011151120    IleLeuAsnArgPheSerSerAspCysAsnThrIleAspGlnHisIle    112511301135    ProSerThrLeuGluCysLeuSerArgSerThrLeuLeuCysValSer    114011451150    AlaLeuAlaValIleSerTyrValThrProValPheLeuValAlaLeu    115511601165    LeuProLeuAlaValValCysTyrPheIleGlnLysTyrPheArgVal    117011751180    AlaSerArgAspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeu    1185119011951200    LeuSerHisPheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAla    120512101215    PheArgTyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAsp    122012251230    SerAsnAsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeu    123512401245    GluValArgMetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAla    125012551260    AlaThrSerIleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeu    1265127012751280    ValGlyLeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetIleGlyIleCysGlyArg    128512901295    ThrGlySerGlyLysSerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhePheArgMetVal    130013051310    AspMetPheGluGlyArgIleIleIleAspGlyIleAspIleAlaLys    131513201325    LeuProLeuHisThrLeuArgSerArgLeuSerIleIleLeuGlnAsp    133013351340    ProValLeuPheSerGlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeuAspProGluLys    1345135013551360    LysCysSerAspSerThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAlaGlnLeu    136513701375    LysLeuValValLysAlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIleIleThr    138013851390    GluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPheCysLeu    139514001405    AlaArgAlaPheValArgLysThrSerIlePheIleMetAspGluAla    141014151420    ThrAlaSerIleAspMetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLysValVal    1425143014351440    MetThrAlaPheAlaAspArgThrValValThrIleAlaHisArgVal    144514501455    HisThrIleLeuSerAlaAspLeuValMetValLeuLysArgGlyAla    146014651470    IleLeuGluPheAspLysProGluLysLeuLeuSerGlnLysAspSer    147514801485    ValPheAlaSerPheValArgAlaAspLys    14901495    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 1498 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:    MetProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluAsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArg    151015    ValAspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCysPheValAspAlaLeuAsn    202530    ValValProHisValPheLeuLeuPheIleThrPheProIleLeuPhe    354045    IleGlyTrpGlySerGlnSerSerLysValHisIleHisHisSerThr    505560    TrpLeuHisPheProGlyHisAsnLeuArgTrpIleLeuThrPheIle    65707580    LeuLeuPheValLeuValCysGluIleAlaGluGlyIleLeuSerAsp    859095    GlyValThrGluSerArgHisLeuHisLeuTyrMetProAlaGlyMet    100105110    AlaPheMetAlaAlaIleThrSerValValTyrTyrHisAsnIleGlu    115120125    ThrSerAsnPheProLysLeuLeuIleAlaLeuLeuIleTyrTrpThr    130135140    LeuAlaPheIleThrLysThrIleLysPheValLysPheTyrAspHis    145150155160    AlaIleGlyPheSerGlnLeuArgPheCysLeuThrGlyLeuLeuVal    165170175    IleLeuTyrGlyMetLeuLeuLeuValGluValAsnValIleArgVal    180185190    ArgArgTyrIlePhePheLysThrProArgGluValLysProProGlu    195200205    AspLeuGlnAspLeuGlyValArgPheLeuGlnProPheValAsnLeu    210215220    LeuSerLysGlyThrTyrTrpTrpMetAsnAlaPheIleLysThrAla    225230235240    HisLysLysProIleAspLeuArgAlaIleAlaLysLeuProIleAla    245250255    MetArgAlaLeuThrAsnTyrGlnArgLeuCysValAlaPheAspAla    260265270    GlnAlaArgLysAspThrGlnSerProGlnGlyAlaArgAlaIleTrp    275280285    ArgAlaLeuCysHisAlaPheGlyArgArgLeuIleLeuSerSerThr    290295300    PheArgIleLeuAlaAspLeuLeuGlyPheAlaGlyProLeuCysIle    305310315320    PheGlyIleValAspHisLeuGlyLysGluAsnHisValPheGlnPro    325330335    LysThrGlnPheLeuGlyValTyrPheValSerSerGlnGluPheLeu    340345350    GlyAsnAlaTyrValLeuAlaValLeuLeuPheLeuAlaLeuLeuLeu    355360365    GlnArgThrPheLeuGlnAlaSerTyrTyrValAlaIleGluThrGly    370375380    IleAsnLeuArgGlyAlaIleGlnThrLysIleTyrAsnLysIleMet    385390395400    HisMetSerThrSerAsnLeuSerMetGlyGluMetThrAlaGlyGln    405410415    IleCysAsnLeuValAlaIleAspThrAsnGlnLeuMetTrpPhePhe    420425430    PheLeuCysProAsnLeuTrpThrMetProValGlnIleIleValGly    435440445    ValIleLeuLeuTyrTyrIleLeuGlyValSerAlaLeuIleGlyAla    450455460    AlaValIleIleLeuLeuAlaProValGlnTyrPheValAlaThrLys    465470475480    LeuSerGlnAlaGlnArgThrThrLeuGluHisSerAsnGluArgLeu    485490495    LysGlnThrAsnGluMetLeuArgGlyMetLysLeuLeuLysLeuTyr    500505510    AlaTrpGluSerIlePheCysSerArgValGluValThrArgArgLys    515520525    GluMetThrSerLeuArgAlaPheAlaValTyrThrSerIleSerIle    530535540    PheMetAsnThrAlaIleProIleAlaAlaValLeuIleThrPheVal    545550555560    GlyHisValSerPhePheLysGluSerAspLeuSerProSerValAla    565570575    PheAlaSerLeuSerLeuPheHisIleLeuValThrProLeuPheLeu    580585590    LeuSerSerValValArgSerThrValLysAlaLeuValSerValGln    595600605    LysLeuSerGluPheLeuSerSerAlaGluIleArgGluGluGlnCys    610615620    AlaProArgGluProAlaProGlnGlyGlnAlaGlyLysTyrGlnAla    625630635640    ValProLeuLysValValAsnArgLysArgProAlaArgGluGluVal    645650655    ArgAspLeuLeuGlyProLeuGlnArgLeuAlaProSerMetAspGly    660665670    AspAlaAspAsnPheCysValGlnIleIleGlyGlyPhePheThrTrp    675680685    ThrProAspGlyIleProThrLeuSerAsnIleThrIleArgIlePro    690695700    ArgGlyGlnLeuThrMetIleValGlyGlnValGlyCysGlyLysSer    705710715720    SerLeuLeuLeuAlaThrLeuGlyGluMetGlnLysValSerGlyAla    725730735    ValPheTrpAsnSerAsnLeuProAspSerGluGlyArgGlyProGln    740745750    GlnProArgAlaGlyAspSerSerTrpLeuGlyTyrGlnGluGlnArg    755760765    ProArgGlyTyrAlaSerGlnLysProTrpLeuLeuAsnAlaThrVal    770775780    GluGluAsnIleThrPheGluSerProPheAsnProGlnArgTyrLys    785790795800    MetValIleGluAlaCysSerLeuGlnProAspIleAspIleLeuPro    805810815    HisGlyAspGlnThrGlnIleGlyGluArgGlyIleAsnLeuSerGly    820825830    GlyGlnArgProAspGlnCysGlyProGluProSerThrSerArgPro    835840845    MetPheValPheLeuAspAspProPheSerAlaLeuAspValHisLeu    850855860    SerAspHisLeuMetGlnAlaGlyIleLeuGluLeuLeuArgAspAsp    865870875880    LysArgThrValValLeuValThrHisLysLeuGlnTyrLeuProHis    885890895    AlaAspTrpIleIleAlaMetLysAspGlyThrIleGlnArgGluGly    900905910    ThrLeuLysAspPheGlnArgSerGluCysGlnLeuPheGluHisTrp    915920925    LysThrLeuMetAsnArgGlnAspGlnGluLeuGluLysGluThrVal    930935940    MetGluArgLysAlaSerGluProSerGlnGlyLeuProArgAlaMet    945950955960    SerSerArgAspGlyLeuLeuLeuAspGluGluGluGluGluGluGlu    965970975    AlaAlaGluSerGluGluAspAspAsnLeuSerSerValLeuHisGln    980985990    ArgAlaLysIleProTrpArgAlaCysThrLysTyrLeuSerSerAla    99510001005    GlyIleLeuLeuLeuSerLeuLeuValPheSerGlnLeuLeuLysHis    101010151020    MetValLeuValAlaIleAspTyrTrpLeuAlaLysTrpThrAspSer    1025103010351040    AlaLeuValLeuSerProAlaAlaArgAsnCysSerLeuSerGlnGlu    104510501055    CysAspLeuAspGlnSerValTyrAlaMetValPheThrLeuLeuCys    106010651070    SerLeuGlyIleValLeuCysLeuValThrSerValThrValGluTrp    107510801085    ThrGlyLeuLysValAlaLysArgLeuHisArgSerLeuLeuAsnArg    109010951100    IleIleLeuAlaProMetArgPhePheGluThrThrProLeuGlySer    1105111011151120    IleLeuAsnArgPheSerSerAspCysAsnThrIleAspGlnHisIle    112511301135    ProSerThrLeuGluCysLeuSerArgSerThrLeuLeuCysValSer    114011451150    AlaLeuThrValIleSerTyrValThrProValPheLeuValAlaLeu    115511601165    LeuProLeuAlaValValCysTyrPheIleGlnLysTyrPheArgVal    117011751180    AlaSerArgAspLeuGlnGlnLeuAspAspThrThrGlnLeuProLeu    1185119011951200    ValSerHisPheAlaGluThrValGluGlyLeuThrThrIleArgAla    120512101215    PheArgTyrGluAlaArgPheGlnGlnLysLeuLeuGluTyrThrAsp    122012251230    SerAsnAsnIleAlaSerLeuPheLeuThrAlaAlaAsnArgTrpLeu    123512401245    GluValCysMetGluTyrIleGlyAlaCysValValLeuIleAlaAla    125012551260    AlaThrSerIleSerAsnSerLeuHisArgGluLeuSerAlaGlyLeu    1265127012751280    ValGlyLeuGlyLeuThrTyrAlaLeuMetIleGlyIleCysGlyArg    128512901295    ThrAlaSerGlyLysSerSerPheSerLeuAlaPhePheArgMetVal    130013051310    AspMetPheGluGlyArgIleIleIleAspGlyIleAspIleAlaLys    131513201325    LeuProLeuHisThrLeuArgSerArgLeuSerIleIleLeuGlnAsp    133013351340    ProValLeuPheSerGlyThrIleArgPheAsnLeuAspProGluLys    1345135013551360    LysCysSerAspSerThrLeuTrpGluAlaLeuGluIleAlaGlnLeu    136513701375    LysLeuValValLysAlaLeuProGlyGlyLeuAspAlaIleIleThr    138013851390    GluGlyGlyGluAsnPheSerGlnGlyGlnArgGlnLeuPheCysLeu    139514001405    AlaArgAlaPheValArgLysThrSerIlePheIleMetAspGluAla    141014151420    ThrAlaSerIleAspMetAlaThrGluAsnIleLeuGlnLysValVal    1425143014351440    MetThrAlaPheAlaAspArgThrValValThrIleAlaHisArgVal    144514501455    HisThrIleLeuSerAlaAspLeuValMetValLeuLysArgGlyAla    146014651470    IleLeuGluPheAspLysProGluThrLeuLeuSerGlnLysAspSer    147514801485    ValPheAlaSerPheValArgAlaAspLys    14901495    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 2294 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:    GATGACCCCTTCTCAGCTTTGGATGTCCATCTGAGTGACCACCTGATGCAGGCCGGCATC60    CTTGAGCTGCTCCGGGATGACAAGAGGACAGTGGTCTTGGTGACCCACAAGCTACAGTAT120    CTGCCTCATGCAGACTGGATCATTGCCATGAAGGATGGGACCATTCAGAGGGAAGGGACG180    CTCAAGGACTTCCAGAGGTCCGAGTGCCAGCTCTTTGAGCACTGGAAGACCCTCATGAAC240    CGGCAGGACCAAGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGACAGTCATGGAGAGGAAAGCCTCAGAGCCATCT300    CAGGGCCTGCCCCGTGCCATGTCCTCCAGAGACGGCCTTCTGCTGGATGAGGAAGAGGAG360    GAAGAGGAGGCAGCCGAAAGCGAGGAAGATGACAACTTATCTTCAGTGCTGCATCAGCGA420    GCTAAGATCCCCTGGCGAGCCTGCACTAAGTATCTGTCCTCTGCTGGCATTCTGCTCCTG480    TCCCTGCTTGTCTTCTCCCAGCTGCTCAAGCACATGGTCTTGGTGGCCATTGATTATTGG540    CTGGCCAAGTGGACGGACAGTGCCCTGGTCCTGAGCCCCGCTGCCAGGAACTGTTCGCTC600    AGCCAGGAATGTGACCTGGACCAGTCTGTCTATGCCATGGTATTCACCTTGCTCTGCAGC660    CTGGGTATCGTGCTGTGCCTGGTCACCTCTGTCACTGTGGAGTGGACGGGACTGAAGGTG720    GCCAAGAGGCTACACCGCAGCCTGCTCAACCGCATCATCCTGGCCCCCATGAGGTTCTTT780    GAGACCACACCCCTCGGGAGTATCCTGAACAGATTTTCATCCGACTGTAACACCATTGAC840    CAGCACATCCCATCCACGCTGGAGTGTCTGAGCCGGTCCACCCTGCTGTGTGTCTCCGCC900    CTGACTGTCATCTCCTATGTCACACCCGTGTTCCTCGTGGCCCTCTTACCCCTAGCTGTT960    GTGTGCTACTTCATTCAGAAGTACTTCCGAGTGGCATCCAGGGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGAC1020    GACACGACGCAGCTCCCGCTCGTCTCACACTTTGCTGAAACTGTGGAGGGACTCACCACC1080    ATCCGTGCCTTCAGGTACGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCAGAAGCTTCTAGAATATACCGACTCC1140    AACAACATCGCCTCCCTCTTCCTCACGGCAGCCAACAGATGGCTGGAAGTCTGCATGGAG1200    TACATCGGAGCGTGCGTGGTACTCATTGCGGCTGCCACCTCCATCTCCAACTCCCTGCAC1260    AGGGAACTTTCTGCTGGCCTGGTGGGCCTGGGCCTCACCTATGCCTTGATGGTCTCCAAC1320    TACCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCGGACATGGAGATCCAGCTGGGGGCTGTGAAG1380    AGGATCCACGCACTCCTGAAAACCGAGGCGGAGAGCTATGAGGGGCTCCTGGCGCCGTCG1440    TTGATCCCCAAGAACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAAATTCAGAACCTGAGCGTGCGC1500    TATGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCAGTGCTGAAGCATGTCAACACCCTCATCTCCCCGGGGCAG1560    AAGATCGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACAGGCAGCGGGAAGTCCTCCTTCTCCCTGGCCTTTTTC1620    CGAATGGTGGACATGTTTGAAGGACGCATCATCATTGATGGCATCGACATCGCCAAGCTG1680    CCACTTCACACGCTGCGCTCACGCCTGTCCATCATCCTACAGGACCCCGTCCTCTTCAGC1740    GGCACGATCAGATTCAACCTGGACCCCGAGAAGAAATGCTCAGACAGCACACTGTGGGAG1800    GCCCTGGAGATCGCCCAGCTGAAGCTGGTAGTGAAGGCACTGCCAGGAGGCCTAGATGCC1860    ATCATCACAGAAGGAGGGGAGAATTTTAGCCAGGGCCAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCC1920    CGGGCCTTCGTGAGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCATGGATGAAGCAACCGCCTCCATCGAC1980    ATGGCTACGGAGAACATCCTCCAGAAGGTGGTGATGACAGCCTTCGCAGACCGCACGGTG2040    GTCACCATCGCGCATCGTGTGCACACCATCCTGAGTGCAGACCTGGTGATGGTCCTCAAG2100    AGGGGTGCTATCCTGGAGTTTGACAAGCCAGAGACGCTCCTCAGCCAGAAGGACAGCGTG2160    TTCGCCTCCTTTGTCCGTGCGGACAAGTGACTTACCGGAGCCAAAGTGCCACCCCGCGCC2220    TCGCTTGCTTGCCTAGGATTTCTAACTGCAAATCACTTGTAAATAAATTAATTCTTTGCT2280    AAAAAAAAAAAAAA2294    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 195 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:    CCATGCCTGGTGGCTGAGCCCAGCCCAGCCCCCAGCACCATCGCTGATCCCAAAGAACTG60    GCCAGACCAAGGGAAGATCCAGATCCAGAACCTGAGCGTGCGCTACGACAGCTCCCTGAA120    GCCGGTGCTGAAGCACGTCAATGCCCTCATCTCCCCTGGACAGAAGGTCAGTGCACGGGC180    CCAACCCAATGCTGC195    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 2454 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:    CTGCTCTCTGCAGCCAGACATCGACATCCTGCCCCATGGAGACCAGACCCAGATTGGGGA60    ACGGGGCATCAACCTGTCTGGTGGTCAACGCCAGCGAATCAGTGTGGCCCGAGCCCTCTA120    CCAGCACGCCAACGTTGTCTTCTTGGATGACCCCTTCTCAGCTCTGGATATCCATCTGAG180    TGACCACTTAATGCAGGCCGGCATCCTTGAGCTGCTCCGGGACGACAAGAGGACAGTGGT240    CTTAGTGACCCACAAGCTACAGTACCTGCCCCATGCAGACTGGATCATTGCCATGAAGGA300    TGGCACCATCCAGAGGGAGGGTACCCTCAAGGACTTCCAGAGGTCTGAATGCCAGCTCTT360    TGAGCACTGGAAGACCCTCATGAACCGACAGGACCAAGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGACTGTCAC420    AGAGAGAAAAGCCACAGAGCCACCCCAGGGCCTATCTCGTGCCATGTCCTCGAGGGATGG480    CCTTCTGCAGGATGAGGAAGAGGAGGAAGAGGAGGCAGCTGAGAGCGAGGAGGATGACAA540    CCTGTCGTCCATGCTGCACCAGCGTGCTGAGATCCCATGGCGAGCCTGCGCCAAGTACCT600    GTCCTCCGCCGGCATCCTGCTCCTGTCGTTGCTGGTCTTCTCACAGCTGCTCAAGCACAT660    GGTCCTGGTGGCCATCGACTACTGGCTGGCCAAGTGGACCGACAGCGCCCTGACCCTGAC720    CCCTGCAGCCAGGAACTGCTCCCTCAGCCAGGAGTGCACCCTCGACCAGACTGTCTATGC780    CATGGTGTTCACGGTGCTCTGCAGCCTGGGCATTGTGCTGTGCCTCGTCACGTCTGTCAC840    TGTGGAGTGGACAGGGCTGAAGGTGGCCAAGAGACTGCACCGCAGCCTGCTAAACCGGAT900    CATCCTAGCCCCCATGAGGTTTTTTGAGACCACTCCCCTTGGGAGCATCCTGAACAGATT960    TTCATCTGACTGTAACACCATCGACCAGCACATCCCATCCACGCTGGAGTGCCTGAGCCG1020    CTCCACCCTGCTCTGTGTCTCAGCCCTGGCCGTCATCTCCTATGTCACACCTGTGTTCCT1080    CGTGGCCCTCCTTCCCCTGGCCATCGTGTGCTACTTCATCCAGAAGTACTTCCGGGTGGC1140    GTCCAGGGACCTGCAGCAGCTGGATGACACCACCCAGCTTCCACTTCTCTCACACTTTGC1200    CGAAACCGTAGAAGGACTCACCACCATCCGGGCCTTCAGGTATGAGGCCCGGTTCCAGCA1260    GAAGCTTCTCGAATACACAGACTCCAACAACATTGCTTCCCTCTTCCTCACAGCTGCCAA1320    CAGATGGCTGGAAGTCCGAATGGAGTACATCGGTGCATGTGTGGTGCTCATCGCAGCGGT1380    GACCTCCATCTCCAACTCCCTGCACAGGGAGCTCTCTGCTGGCCTGGTGGGCCTGGGCCT1440    TACCTACGCCCTAATGGTCTCCAACTACCTCAACTGGATGGTGAGGAACCTGGCAGACAT1500    GGAGCTCCAGCTGGGGGCTGTGAAGCGCATCCATGGGCTCCTGAAAACCGAGGCAGAGAG1560    CTACGAGGGACTCCTGGCACCATCGCTGATCCCAAAGAACTGGCCAGACCAAGGGAAGAT1620    CCAGATCCAGAACCTGAGCGTGCGCTACGACAGCTCCCTGAAGCCGGTGCTGAAGCACGT1680    CAATGCCCTCATCTCCCCTGGACAGAAGATCGGGATCTGCGGCCGCACCGGCAGTGGGAA1740    GTCCTCCTTCTCTCTTGCCTTCTTCCGCATGGTGGACACGTTCGAAGGGCACATCATCAT1800    TGATGGCATTGACATCGCCAAACTGCCGCTGCACACCCTGCGCTCACGCCTCTCCATCAT1860    CCTGCAGGACCCCGTCCTCTTCAGCGGCACCATCCGATTTAACCTGGACCCTGAGAGGAA1920    GTGCTCAGATAGCACACTGTGGGAGGCCCTGGAAATCGCCCAGCTGAAGCTGGTGGTGAA1980    GGCACTGCCAGGAGGCCTCGATGCCATCATCACAGAAGGCGGGGAGAATTTCAGCCAGGG2040    ACAGAGGCAGCTGTTCTGCCTGGCCCGGGCCTTCGTGAGGAAGACCAGCATCTTCATCAT2100    GGACGAGGCCACGGCTTCCATTGACATGGCCACGGAAAACATCCTCCAAAAGGTGGTGAT2160    GACAGCCTTCGCAGACCGCACTGTGGTCACCATCGCGCATCGAGTGCACACCATCCTGAG2220    TGCAGACCTGGTGATCGTCCTGAAGCGGGGTGCCATCCTTGAGTTCGATAAGCCAGAGAA2280    GCTGCTCAGCCGGAAGGACAGCGTCTTCGCCTCCTTCGTCCGTGCAGACAAGTGACCTGC2340    CAGAGCCCAAGTGCCATCCCACATTCGGACCCTGCCCATACCCCTGCCTGGGTTTTCTAA2400    CTGTAAATCACTTGTAAATAAATAGATTTGATTATTTCCTAAAAAAAAAAAAAA2454    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:    ProLeuAlaPheSerGlyThrGluXaaHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGlyVal    20    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 24 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:    ProLeuAlaPheXaaGlyThrGluAsnHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGly    20    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 19 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:    ProLeuAlaPheSerGlyThrGluXaaHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGly    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 20 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:    XaaLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluXaaHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGlyVal    20    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 30 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:    ProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluXaaHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCysPheValAspSerTyr    202530    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 25 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:    ProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluXaaHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyPro    2025    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 25 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:    ProLeuAlaPheCysGlyThrGluXaaHisSerAlaAlaTyrArgVal    151015    AspGlnGlyValLeuAsnAsnGlyCys    2025    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 8 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:    PheGluGlyHisIleArgPheAsn    15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 24 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:    TTCGAAGGGCACATCCGATTTAAC24    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 5 amino acids    (B) TYPE: amino acid    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:    PheGluAspLeuThr    15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:    (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:    (A) LENGTH: 15 base pairs    (B) TYPE: nucleic acid    (C) STRANDEDNESS: single    (D) TOPOLOGY: linear    (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: nucleic acid    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO    (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO    (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:    TTCGAAGATTTAACC15    (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:    (i) 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What is claimed is:
 1. A method of screening for persistenthyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprisingobtaining a samplecomprising patient nucleic acids from a patient tissue sample;amplifying nucleic acids encoding sulfonylurea receptor or a portionthereof from said patient nucleic acids to produce a test fragment;obtaining a sample comprising control nucleic acids from a controltissue sample; amplifying control nucleic acids encoding wild typesulfonylurea receptor to produce a control fragment; comparing the testfragment with the control fragment to detect the presence of a sequencedifference in the test fragment, wherein a difference in said testfragment may indicate persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia ofinfancy.
 2. The method of claim 1 wherein a sequence difference resultsin a restriction digest pattern alteration.
 3. The method of claim 1wherein a sequence difference is a nucleic acid transition.
 4. Themethod of claim 3 wherein said nucleic acid transition is a G to Atransition at nucleic acid position 750 of SEQ ID NO:
 26. 5. The methodof claim 3 wherein a nucleic acid transition results at position 27 ofSEQ ID NO:
 31. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein amplification isperformed using a primer pair, wherein on primer has the sequence of SEQID NO: 18 and said test fragment is digested with MspI to producedigested test fragments of about 304 base pairs and about 123 basepairs.
 7. The method of claim 1 wherein amplification is performed usinga pair wherein one primer has the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 and saidtest fragment is digested with NciI to produce a digested test fragmentof about 146 base pairs.
 8. The method of claim 1 wherein saidamplification step comprises performing the polymerase chain reaction.9. The method of claim 8 wherein the polymerase chain reaction comprisesusing a pair of primers, wherein one primer within said pair is selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 16-24.
 10. The method of claim8 wherein said polymerase chain reaction comprises the use of twoprimers, a first primer selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNOS: 13, 14, 17, and 19, and a second primer selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NOS: 12, 15, 16, 18, and
 20. 11. The method ofclaim 1 wherein said tissue sample is selected from the group consistingof pancreatic tissue, blood, serum, saliva, sputum, mucus, bone marrow,urine, lymph, and a tear.
 12. A method of screening for persistenthyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprisingobtaining a samplecomprising patient genomic DNA from a patient tissue sample; amplifyingDNA encoding sulfonylurea receptor or a portion thereof from saidpatient genomic DNA to produce a test fragment; obtaining a samplecomprising control nucleic acids from a control tissue sample;amplifying control DNA encoding wild type sulfonylurea receptor toproduce a control fragment; digesting said test fragment and saidcontrol fragment with Mspl to produce digested test fragments anddigested control fragments; comparing the digested test fragments withthe digested control fragments to detect digested test fragments ofabout 304 base pairs and about 123 base pairs compared to said digestedcontrol fragments, wherein the presence of digested test fragments ofabout 304 base pairs and about 123 base pairs indicates persistenthyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.
 13. A method of detectingpersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprisingobtaininga sample comprising patient genomic DNA from a patient tissue sample;amplifying DNA encoding sulfonylurea receptor or a portion thereof fromsaid patient genomic DNA to produce a test fragment; obtaining a samplecomprising control nucleic acids from a control tissue sample;amplifying control DNA encoding wild type sulfonylurea receptor toproduce a control fragment; comparing the test fragment with the controlfragment to detect a test fragment having G to A transitioncorresponding to nucleic acid position 750 of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein thepresence of said G to A transition in the test fragment indicateshyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.
 14. A method of screening forpersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprisingobtaininga sample comprising patient genomic DNA from a patient tissue sample;amplifying DNA encoding sulfonylurea receptor or a portion thereof fromsaid patient genomic DNA to produce a test fragment; obtaining a samplecomprising control nucleic acids from a control tissue sample;amplifying control DNA encoding wild type sulfonylurea receptor toproduce a control fragment; digesting said test fragment and saidcontrol fragment with NciI to produce a digested test fragment and adigested control fragment; comparing the digested test fragment with thedigested control fragment to detect a digested test fragment of about146 base pairs compared to the digested control fragment, wherein thepresence of digested test fragment of about 146 base pairs indicatespersistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy.
 15. A method ofclaim 13 or 14, wherein said amplification step comprises performing thepolymerase chain reaction.
 16. A diagnostic kit for detecting persistenthyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy comprising in one or morecontainers a pair of primers, wherein one primer within said pair iscomplementary to a region of nucleic acids encoding the sulfonylureareceptor, wherein said one primer specifically hybridizes to saidnucleic acids, wherein one of said pair of primers is selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 12-20, a probe which specificallyhybridizes to the amplified product, and a means for visualizingamplified DNA, and optionally including one or more size markers, andpositive and negative controls.
 17. The diagnostic kit of claim 16wherein said means for visualizing amplified DNA is selected from thegroup consisting of a DNA binding fluorescent stain, ³² P, and biotin.18. An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consistingof SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ IDNO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, and SEQ ID NO: 20.